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Worst Piercing Ever - 7/10/2008 3:50:35 PM

Lynnxz

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I got a call from a good friend of mine today, turns out he had been skating on a ramp that needed serious work. The ramp broke, he wiped out, and ended up with five and eight inch 'splinters' jammed under the skin of his back. Guess who gets called to come take care of it?

Jesus... I'm not even through with nursing school, I have no idea how to clean it out all the way.

I wanted to send him to the Emergency clinic, but like every other person I know around here, no health insurance is a bitch. We got all of the visible wood out, but some I had to actually cut out a bit- because it had broken. Cleaned it again, taped it all up...

I've cleaned it out with betadine, and the tools I used were sterile. There's no way I can get him antibiotics, although I'd like too because some of them went a little deep. Do any of the nurses here have any more suggestions about what he should do? The doctor thing, again, is not an option, health insurance, and him being a stubborn ass both coming into factor here.

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RE: Worst Piercing Ever - 7/10/2008 4:02:58 PM

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rubbing alcohol baths. more of a punishment for him being stubborn than something that would actually help. other than that, I'm not a nurse so I don't have any real advice to give.

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but it needed to be at least.... four times bigger.

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RE: Worst Piercing Ever - 7/10/2008 4:31:34 PM

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Neosporin, believe it or not, is pretty darn good at keeping the nasties out in a pinch. Apply it to the wounds and then use a gauze dressing over the top of them, but make sure that he changes them daily and avoids getting them wet if at all possible. You might also be able to fake it a bit with regular applications of piercing antiseptic that they sell at piercing/tattoo shops.

Most importantly, if the area around the wounds becomes any of the following:

- Red
- Itchy or unusually sore
- Warm to the touch
- Swollen

Or begins giving off discharge, get him to an emergency room as soon as possible, because these are signs of infection. Also keep an eye out for red streaks, or "tracking" around the wounds which can indicate blood poisoning.

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