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Surface Scratch From Slightly Rusty Nail

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Dr.    Prof. Kunal Saha MD

a finger nail scratch. I just want to be safe What should I do? Go into the ER to get this scratch ...(Ps. I can't figure out how to show you the picture of the scratch. How do I show you the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shubham Mehta MD

If you get a light scratch from a rusty wire that is not a deep cut, do you still need a tetnus shot? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shubham Mehta ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Muhammed Aslam MD

i got minute scratch from pet dogs nail ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammed Aslam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Monika Dede MD

i scratch mt self with my nail over my arm and i bled any hiv hep b,c risk ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monika Dede ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Prasad MD

Today i got stab by a nail and its rusty please advise How soon i have till seek treatment ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasad ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Priyanka MD

I WAS WORKING ON AN OLDER WOODEN BENCH. IT HAD A RUSTY NAIL IN IT. WHEN I REMOVED THE NAIL FROM THE BENCH, IT SCRATCHED THE SURFACE ON THE BACK OF MY HAND. IT DID NOT HIT A VEIN, AND ONLY... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyanka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale MD

Hello. I received a very light scratch on my finger from a nail in some furniture yesterday. Not rusty that I could tell. I am 29 weeks pregnant. It s been well over 10 years since my last... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Praveen Rodrigues MD

I got a small scratch from a nail sticking out of an old board today. Dirty but not rusty. It didn t puncture the skin but did scratch it causing minor bleeding. I cleaned it with... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Rodrigues ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Navneet Mahajn MD

I got pricked by a slightly rusty nail, and no blood came out. I don t recall the last time I got a tetanus shot, but my mom told me it s fine since it s not really swelling. It happened during the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Navneet Mahajn ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Tim Evans MD

dirt with his hand and came across a rusty nail in the ground that stabbed through he s hand. He somewhat properly treated it, but what are the dangers of the rusty nail having gone through his... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tim Evans ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)