New York ( CNN ) -- A girl taken to a clinic for a skin rash had to be treated with a drug cocktail to prevent HIV and hepatitis after she was accidentally pricked by contaminated needles on the floor , according to the attorney for the family . Hailey Rodriguez , who turned 3 on Monday , is sick from the side effects of the drug cocktail she was given by Montefiore Medical Center after the ordeal , Susan Karten , Maklad 's attorney told CNN . Nadia Maklad took her daughter to the Montefiore Medical Pavilion in the Bronx on October 7 because Hailey had a minor skin rash . Maklad was talking to the doctor in the examination room when she heard her daughter screaming and crying . `` I asked her what happened . She lifted up her dress , her stomach was bleeding and her hand was bleeding . She pointed to a bin : it was a red bio hazard bin on the floor , '' Maklad told CNN . `` The top was n't securely on , the opening where you put the needles was broken , the bin was full of uncapped dirty needles . '' Steve Osborne , a spokesman for Montefiore , told CNN , `` We 've been consulting with the family regarding the incident , and working with them to see that appropriate care is provided . '' `` How this could happen at an institution like Montefiore is beyond me , '' Susan Karten , Maklad 's attorney told CNN . Rodriguez is at risk for HIV infecton and hepatitis ; she is taking the drug cocktail as preventative treatment as it takes six months to find out if she is infected with HIV , Karten explained to CNN .
New York girl had to be injected with a drug cocktail to prevent HIV and AIDS . She was accidentally infected by contaminated needles left on the floor . Her doctor said top was n't securely on a hazard bin full of uncapped dirty needles . She 'll take drug cocktail for six months before determining whether she 's infected .