As a phlebotomist it is always a concern that an accidental stick may occur during your career. The journal I read posted through “Clinical Advisor,” discussed an incident with a blood collector in the emergency room. A man called “Mr. P,” was a phlebotomist in a hospital where he worked as well as in the laboratory. Mr P went to take a blood sample from a patient on a busy Saturday evening when his mentally unstable patient attacked him with the needle he had already used to take her blood sample. Mr. P then learned from another doctor at the hospital that the patient is HIV positive in addition to having hepatitis C. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essayMr. AP was advised to immediately consult an infectious disease specialist. Months passed as the drug he took transformed his usually happy and carefree personality into a moody and depressed person. After the accident not only did his work life change, his colleagues looked at him with pity and the treatment made him ill, but it also affected his personal life with his family. He was afraid of making love to his wife or sharing his toothbrush with his son. Even though the specialist told him he had a 95% chance of not contracting HIV or hepatitis, he had to wait months to be sure he could relax. He sued the hospital, claiming that nurses had neglected to tell him that the patient was unstable and of her medical diagnosis. Claiming that if he had known he would have taken more precautions towards the patient. Minimize the risk of the accident happening. Mr. P won the case earning $375,000 in damages. This concerns a levy because it shows how incidents like this happen occasionally and that a levy should always take the right precautions regardless of whether or not they know a patient's medical status. This also showed the risk that withdrawals face every day, i.e. that they are at greater risk of contracting certain diseases. As well as showing the consequences and severity of even just coming into contact with that type of risk. Mr P's life changed, both in his work and in his personal life, even though he was told he had a 95% chance of not developing HIV or hepatitis, he still had to wait six months to find out 100%.