What to do if you get stuck with a rusty nail

After being stabbed by a rusty nail, the wound needs to be treated according to standard procedures to prevent affecting the recovery of the wound. The specific treatment plan includes wound cleaning, local bandaging, tetanus antitoxin injection and daily care. 1. Wound cleaning: Clean and disinfect the wound with iodine povidone, and make sure the area around the wound is clean. 2. Local bandage: after the wound is cleaned up, bandage the wound with sterile gauze to avoid repeated irritation of local tissues. 3. Injection of tetanus antitoxin: The wound itself is contaminated and prone to infection by tetanus bacillus, which needs to be prevented by injection of tetanus antitoxin. 4. Daily care: During the recovery period, avoid too much contact with water around the wound to prevent affecting the recovery of the wound, pay attention to the breathability around the wound, control the diet, do not eat spicy and stimulating food. If there is obvious redness, swelling and infection around the wound, it is necessary to consult a doctor in time for observation, and carry out standardized treatment under the guidance of a clinician after diagnosing the condition, so as to avoid delaying the condition.