About your visit
If you have a cut or puncture wound, or if your wound or mucous membrane has been exposed to another person’s blood, there is a risk that you have been infected with a virus. We have therefore taken a blood sample to test for hepatitis B and C as well as HIV, and you have been given the first of four vaccinations against hepatitis. If you have had hepatitis B, or if you have already been vaccinated against hepatitis B, you may only need the first vaccination. You may also have received a vaccination against diphtheria and tetanus.
When you get home
Contact your general practitioner if there are signs of infection
Call your general practitioner or dial 1813 to reach the medical helpline outside your general practitioner’s opening hours if you experience the following symptoms:
- Redness.
- Pain or a stinging sensation.
- Fever.
Safe sex
We recommend that you and your partner use a condom until you have received the results of your blood tests and you know whether you have an infection. This means up to three months after the accident.
Results of blood tests from your general practitioner
You will receive the results of blood tests from your general practitioner. Based on the results of your blood tests, your general practitioner will plan the next steps. You must contact your general practitioner yourself to book an appointment.
For staff from Amager Hospital
On the first working day after your visit to Akutklinikken (Emergency Ward), you must call Fællesambulatoriet (Joint Outpatient Clinic) to book an appointment for blood test results, your first HIV test and to plan the next steps. Call extension 28255 between 08.00 and 15.00. Fællesambulatoriet (Joint Outpatient Clinic), Italiensvej 1, indgang 3, 2. sal (entrance 3, 2nd floor).
Check-ups
You will be called in for a check-up after one month and again after three months, where we will take blood tests to rule out HIV infection and hepatitis (hepatitis B and C).
Practical precautions
Report the injury to your health and safety representative
If you are employed and your cut or puncture wound happened during working hours, remember to report the injury to your health and safety representative.
Tetanus vaccination
If you received a tetanus vaccination at the hospital, it is normal for the skin around the area to become red, swollen or tender. This will pass after about a week.
Hepatitis vaccination
If you have not been vaccinated before and have not had hepatitis B before, you will need three follow-up vaccines against hepatitis B after one, two and 12 months.
If you are fully vaccinated against hepatitis B, you will not need any additional vaccines.
Persons exposed to risk of infection - hepatitis B-vaccinations og blod tests| Blood test | Day 0 | 1 month | 2 months | 3 months | 12 months |
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| Hiv Ab/Ag | x | x | | x | |
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| HBsAg | x | | | x | |
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| Anti-HBc | x | | | | |
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| Anti- HCV | x | | | | |
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| HCV-RNA | | x | | x | |
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| Hepatitis | 1 ml hep. B-vaccine
(Engerix-B), 20 ug | 1 ml hep. B-vaccine
(Engerix-B), 20 ug | 1 ml hep. B-vaccine
(Engerix-B), 20 ug | | 1 ml hep. B-vaccine
(Engerix-B), 20 ug |
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