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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Poked Head With Rusty Nail Bleeding

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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar MD

i pricked lightly the palm of my hand indoors with a rusty planter nail? Do I need a technic shot? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar ( General & Family Physician)
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)
Dr.    Prof. Kunal Saha MD

and there are no bathrooms there yet. I had no choice but to pop a squat near the abandoned old rusty barn. As I was kneeling down to pee I brushed up against an old nail head that was sticking out of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

Recently I had stepped on a rusty nail(Sunday the 25th. I have had my tetnis shot in 2006 and a booster in 2011. I am wondering if I have anything to worry about. The effected area is a little sore and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Fatbardha Sejdini MD

[I have stepped on an old nile , but blood didn't came out of my foot . And I don't remember when is the last time I got tetanus shot , i know for sure i got one 12 years ago . But the can remember if I got another one... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Fatbardha Sejdini ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)

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Dr.  Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD

I just got poked in the finger with a rusty nail outside a few minutes ago. It hurt BADLY. I do not see any blood, though, and I do not see apuncture wound. I am wondering if there is one there... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia ( Dermatologist)
Dr. E Venkata Ramana MD

I poked my finger on a rusty nail while breaking down my deck. There was a small amount of bleeding, but nothing significant. bleeding stopped within a minute or two. My finger is now... View answer

Answered by : Dr. E Venkata Ramana ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Roopa Hiremath MD

Hi my son got poked by a rusty nail on his ankles last night and it only had a blood dot but no blood came running out. He had his shots already. But today he s hoping around saying it sore and it is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Roopa Hiremath ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tim Evans ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
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 ... DROP OF BLOOD. I WASHED IT AND DOUSED IT WITH ALCOHAL. WHAT ELSSE SHOULD I DO? ... View answer

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