How to do when your foot is stuck by a rusty nail

After the foot is stabbed by a rusty nail, according to the degree of injury, the treatment method also differs. First, if the rusty nail injury is very superficial, and there is no skin rupture and bleeding, you can immediately pull out the nail, external application of 1% vital iodine disinfection can be. Second, if the nail lacerations accompanied by obvious bleeding, by local pressure to stop bleeding is difficult to control, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible to disinfect the wound. At the same time be sure to inject tetanus antitoxin, tetanus immunoglobulin within 24 hours of injury to prevent tetanus infection. Third, if the nail is embedded deeper and cannot be removed by itself. It is recommended that the patient immediately go to the emergency department of the hospital, the doctor will generally be satisfied with local anesthesia, given to pull out the nail, parallel to the local incision of the incision given vital iodine, hydrogen peroxide, saline alternately rinse, debridement and drainage of the wound. At the same time, local gauze is filled with compression to stop bleeding, and the patient needs to be injected with tetanus antitoxin and immunoglobulin within 24 hours to prevent tetanus infection.