I came in contact with dried blood. Am I at the risk of getting HIV?

Hello doctor,

I am a lab worker, at the time of the incident I was standing in front of an empty centrifuge and as I held one of the tube inserts upside down to clean it, specks of dried blood fell out of it. I am not sure if any of it went into my eye and I am worried. I wanted to ask if HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus) can survive in those dried blood flakes. I am really stressed, it has been 2 weeks since the incident. I am up to date with my hepB vaccinations. At the moment I have a bit of sore throat and 37.1 degree fever and I am really scared. I did see a doctor on the day of the incident who reassured me that I am not in danger, I also wanted your expert opinion.

Thank you doctor,

I needed this reassurance, it has been a month since I had tested myself for HIV as a routine procedure which I do every year and it was negative. I do not want to repeat the test again just for this incidence, it is so draining me psychologically, I have lost my sleep and today I have a bit of sore throat and cough, I got paranoid. Thank you. I will try to stay calm. I do suffer from anxiety and overthink of things.

Hi doctor,

A million thank you. I wish you good health and happiness in the New Year coming.

Thank you doctor,

It is just that lately I have been feeling as if I cannot work as a Biomedical scientist in a safe way and I worry. A couple of weeks ago I was standing next to a colleague with my PPE on and goggles and as she was disposing waste down the sluice, she splashed a small amount on my lower leg which for an unbelievable reason a tiny part was bare and exposed to the splash and I had a wound at that spot which was healed though but still a scab. The waste was blood diluted in water and buffer solution and from what I know virus would be dead in there. I believe so. And the other day I caught my finger in the laboratory drawer and started bleeding, however, I had gloves on and no samples. So I am trying to say that all these incidents have freaked me out and made me worry about my safety at my workplace. I know I have been so upset lately as I lost my mother a couple of months ago and I am struggling at the moment plus my anxiety has increased and I do not know what to do. My phobia that I will catch something bad from the laboratory and I am scared for HIV. It has made me paranoid. It feels that the more I try to protect myself the more prone to accidents I become. I am in tears.