A 1 year old West Lynn, Massachusetts boy is being tested for possible exposure to HIV after he picked up a syringe with an exposed needle in Ames Playground Tuesday and put it in his mouth.

The chiild’s  mum said said the needle protruded from a syringe measuring about four inches long and was filled with “clear stuff and blood.”  The child is at risk of bloodborne virus infection and was at additional risk from drug exposure also.

Over a period of months, there will be several unpleasant blood tests for the child and much anguish for mum. We wish them well.