跳躍生命線

坊間流傳嘅橋段 / The claim

救護員被吸毒者用過嘅針筒刺傷，係咪一定會感染愛滋病，甚至要同人食飯用公筷？

An ambulance officer is pricked by a needle used by a drug addict. Will she definitely contract HIV, and does she really need to use serving chopsticks when eating with others?

事實應該係點 / What really happens

被用過的針筒刺傷屬於血液暴露，是 HIV 的其中一種傳播途徑，所以劇中救護員擔心是合理的；但一次針刺傷而感染 HIV 的風險其實很低（一般估計約 0.3%），而且有標準處理程序：即時清洗傷口、盡快求醫，並在暴露後 72 小時內接受「暴露後預防性投藥」（PEP），以減低感染機會。劇中「30 日空窗期」和「即時有結果」的說法並不準確，因為 HIV 抗體測試需時，空窗期一般以週計而非固定 30 日。此外，HIV 不會透過同桌吃飯、共用食具或一般社交接觸傳播，患者根本無需使用公筷，用公筷反而加深對 HIV 的誤解和標籤。病人組織「愛滋健康關注社」批評劇中多處錯誤，編審其後公開致歉。

A needle-stick with a used syringe is a blood exposure and one of the routes by which HIV can be transmitted, so the ambulance officer's concern is understandable. However, the risk of infection from a single needle-stick is actually low, commonly estimated at around 0.3%, and there is a standard response: clean the wound immediately, seek medical advice promptly, and start post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) within 72 hours to reduce the chance of infection. The drama's '30-day window period' and instant result are inaccurate; HIV antibody testing takes time and the window is measured in weeks, not a fixed 30 days. Crucially, HIV is not transmitted by sharing a meal or utensils or through casual contact, so there is no need for serving chopsticks, which only reinforce misunderstanding and stigma. A local patient group criticised the plot's several errors, and the script editor later apologised.

劇中不準確之處 / Inaccuracies

• 劇中「30 日空窗期」的講法不準確，HIV 測試的空窗期並非固定 30 日。
• 劇中暗示可即時得知測試結果，與現實中需時檢驗不符。
• 劇中救護員因害怕傳染而與人同桌食飯時用公筷，屬錯誤觀念——HIV 不會經共用餐具或同桌用膳傳播。
• 身為救護員的角色不當處理可疑針筒，與專業救護人員應有的防護及處理程序不符。

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• 壹號皇庭　File of Justice（1992）部分準確
• 怒火街頭　Ghetto Justice（2011）不準確
• 陀槍師姐　Armed Reaction（1998）部分準確
• 談判專家　Take My Word For It（2002）部分準確
• 法證先鋒　Forensic Heroes（2006）部分準確
• 飛虎　Tiger Cubs（2012）部分準確
• 大太監　The Confidant（2012）不準確
• 衝上雲霄II　Triumph in the Skies II（2013）不準確
• 白色強人II　Big White Duel II（2022）不準確
• 大時代　The Greed of Man（1992）不準確
• 使徒行者　Line Walker（2014）部分準確
• 廉政行動　ICAC Investigators（2016）部分準確

資料來源 / Sources

• 【跳躍生命線】愛滋病情節多錯處 TVB 編審道歉：日後落筆更謹慎 / Life on the Line: Errors in the HIV Plot — TVB Script Editor Apologises and Promises More Care · 香港01 · 2018-11-09
• 愛滋病病毒不會透過社交接觸傳播 / HIV Cannot be Passed on to Others Through Social Contacts · 衞生署紅絲帶中心

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