Safe BDSM : use of needles
When you engage in BDSM activities, you must have detailed knowledge of the different techniques. BDSM carries very high safety risks if you have no knowledge of and experience with these practices. The following rules apply to all BDSM acts:
- Only use attributes that you can clean. Check this when buying sex toys.
- In the event of injuries, avoid direct contact with blood, wound and bodily fluids.
Use of needles
Use of needles
Only medically trained staff in a professional setting can manipulate needles. Be extremely careful when using needles during a sex game.
Risks of the use of needles?
You can accidently stick yourself with a needle and blood, tissue or body fluids from the other person may end up in your body or vice versa. That is why needlestick injuries can result in HIV or another STI.
Tips:
- Provide a needle container
- Always throw used needles in a needle container, never in a regular dustbin.
- Contact your doctor if you had a needlestick accident!