If there is no skin damage, you can leave it alone; if there is skin damage, you need to clean up the wound and prevent tetanus infection.
1. Cleansing: Because the surface of the nail usually has other impurities such as rust or dust, you need to disinfect the injured area and clean the wound. Usually, the wound is disinfected with 3% hydrogen peroxide and saline, rinsed, and then disinfected with iodophor, and finally the wound is debrided, and as far as possible to remove the foreign matter in the wound, covered with sterile gauze, bandaged, and treated with regular medication changes.
2. Prevention and treatment of infection: After the injury, you need to take amoxicillin, cefaclor and other antibiotics to prevent and treat infection. At the same time need to inject tetanus antitoxin to prevent tetanus.
Patients in the recovery process try to avoid eating spicy, stimulating food, so as not to cause stimulation of the wound. If you have any symptoms of discomfort, you should go to the hospital in time to consult the physician’s guidance.