i have a stone stuck in my fingernail help?!


Question: I have a stone stuck in my fingernail help?
i know it may sound stupid but today at school this person pushed me and i went flying hit the ground and i have a cut on my finger and on the other finger half my fingernail has gone and it has a tiny little stone stuck in my fingernail and i cant get it out because i think its to far down and it could get infected if i dont take it out soon and i dont want to go to the doctor please help any ideas

Answers:

Ouch! We have an NHS for a reason. Free healthcare for all. If you don't go to the doctors it could get quite badly infected and trust me it'll hurt. I got an earring stuck in my ear once, didn't go to the doctors and the skin grew over it and I had to have an operation to remove it. You need to be up to date on your tetanus vaccinations but I would recommend soaking it in some saline water and then going to the doctors.



I think if it was me I'd try soaking it (I'd probably add some disinfectant to the water) to see if it would ease out that way. Don't go poking it with anything. You may make things worse. If this doesn't work, your school will have a first aider so you could try going to them first thing tomorrow. Out of interest, are your tetanus vaccinations up to date? If you are unsure, probably best to visit a Nurse or Doctor at your surgery for treatment/vaccination. Also, I'd mention to your teacher that this person pushed you over. They need reprimanding. They shouldn't be going round doing that and you may not be the only person they are doing that to.



go to clinic and have to ring block.. and pull out foreign body.. have some antibiotic to prevent infection.




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