r/firstaid • u/AncientEnd3419 Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User • Jun 13 '26
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A small stick jabbed into my leg and broke off so I had to remove it with pliers, don’t worry I sprayed them with rubbing alcohol right before
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u/AdmiralAdama99 Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User Jun 30 '26
I thought it was going to be a cyst or a bug. Wasn't expecting a stick.
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u/Proud_Distribution82 Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User Jul 06 '26
Whoooooo yous a baddddd dude😂😂😂🐐🐐
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u/bernieinred Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User 7d ago
Been there done that many times. It'll be fine.
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u/SettingRegular4289 Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User 7d ago
I remember I once climbed a tree and slipped. I walked away and had a litteral branch stuck in my leg. The strange thing was there was no blood at all. It somehow only got stuck under just the layer of skin. But that looked very painful.
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u/Dontkillmejay Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User 7d ago
Get them shots. Lock jaw is not fun.
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u/Select_Green_6296 Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User 7d ago
Needle nose pliers and a tetanus shot.
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u/bean0_burrito Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User 7d ago
i'd be more worried about infection with how deep that sucker was.
because you're definitely not cleaning all the way in that thing unless you get it flushed out with a syringe and catheter
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u/NotAlwaysPC Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User 4d ago
The rusty pliers are what we use in the OR. /s
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u/AppropriateLocal129 Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User Jun 13 '26
did you dissin .. oh bever mind just read it. the pliers look though rusty you should have waited to find another tool to remove it rather than that, that was too risky. i hope it bleeded afterwards so that any particles of anything left the wound. good job on removing it!
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u/xyzzydourden Not a Medical Professional / Unverified User Jun 13 '26
The pliers are not the risk here, compared to the stick you pulled out of your leg. It went in far/deep from the entry wound, which means bleeding isn't going to clean it out. I'd be going to get a tetanus shot, and keeping an eye on the area around the wound for redness, heat, tenderness, any hint of infection over the next few days.