Red Cross Blood Service
Red Cross - Save a life - Needlestick warning
Thu Jan 8 18:42:15 2004
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Red Cross - Save a life - Needlestick warning

A few weeks ago in a movie theatre in Melbourne a person sat on something
that was poking out of one of the seats. When she got up to see what it was
she found a needle sticking out of the seat with a note attached saying "You
have just been infected by HIV".

The Disease Control Centre in Melbourne reports many similar incidents
have occurred in many other Australian cities recently.

All tested needles are HIV Positive.

The Centre also reports that needles have been found in the
cash dispensers in ATMs. We ask everyone to use extreme caution when faced
with this kind of situation. All public chairs / seats should be inspected
with vigilance and caution before use.

Seventeen people have tested positive in the Western suburbs alone in the
last 2 months!!!

A careful visual inspection should be enough. In addition they ask that
each of you pass this message along to all members of your family and your
friends of the potential danger. We all have to be careful at public places!

This is very important.

Just think about saving a life of someone even you don't know by
forwarding this message. Please, take a few seconds of your time to pass it
along.

Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Ph: (08) 94212877
Fax: (08) 94212366
e-mail: rbates@arcbs.redcross.org.au