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| Dog Bite Numb Fingertip | 11/20/2009 |
Q: Dave, I unfortunately tried to stop my dog from fighting with his friend yesterday and my finger ...
A: The numbness and tingling would indicate that some of the nerves in the finger were affected by the ...
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| cut my left thumb | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I cut the very tip of my left thumb off with a sushi knife about a week and a half ago. It was a ...
A: Given the wound was deep and clean, the presence of blisters and the scab over the wound would ...
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| finger/nerve damage | 11/17/2009 |
Q: i had a dog bite on the right middle finger.it has healed after two months. i can bend it somewhat. ...
A: Since the fingers have a great deal of nerve endings close to the skin, this type of injury affects ...
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| table saw v. fingers | 10/26/2009 |
Q: The saw won, of course, so now I am recovering. I was told no nerve or bone damage (well, little ...
A: Pain is always proportionate to the injury..Sorry to hear about this and glad you literally dogged a ...
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| metal in thumb | 10/26/2009 |
Q: a small piece of metal punctured my nail and skin and has lodged itself under my nail. it is very ...
A: I wouldn't worry about poisoning right away. The question is; Will the tissue around the metal ...
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| Finger Cut | 10/20/2009 |
Q: I accidently cut the inside of my "right hand pointing finger", while opening a tin. It was bleeding ...
A: The fingers have a large amount of nerve endings close to the skin. Both the feeling of electric ...
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| A fib first aid | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I am a 70 year old male who has had 3 A Fib events in the past 2 years and 10 months. 12/06 event ...
A: There is early evidence which indicates that slow deep breaths can have an impact on reducing blood ...
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| Naval Piercing | 10/4/2009 |
Q: I got my naval pierced in may, 2009 (about 4 months ago). the piercing did not bleed, get crusty, ...
A: Take the piercing out, clean with isopropyl alcohol and let dry. It sounds like you have a local ...
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| Swollen and possibly infected ankle? | 9/28/2009 |
Q: I wore a new pair of shoes and it rubbed skin off my ankle and started to bleed. I washed it and ...
A: After seeing the picture, the black and blue area would indicate some minor bleeding under the skin. ...
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| cracked rib | 9/22/2009 |
Q: I have a cracked rib. I cant do anything! I have a 18 month old son by myself and have to take care ...
A: Here are my thoughts: Apply ice to the area when you are at home. Purchase a tube of pain relief ...
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| gunshot wound treatment | 9/15/2009 |
Q: Mr. Hammond. I know you've answered similar questions before, but I'd like some detail on a unique ...
A: Here are my thoughts. If the bullet did not hit any major blood vessels, nerves or shatter the ...
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| fingernail damage | 9/14/2009 |
Q: In august of this year (2009) my son (17 years) spent 22 days in the High Sierra on an outward Bound ...
A: The issues with your son's fingernails are commonly associated with High Altitude where the oxygen ...
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| scrape | 9/3/2009 |
Q: In the last few years I have been scraping my arm inadvertently. My car door or the bathroom door of ...
A: Couple of things you can do. Roller bandage is a gauze material that comes 3" wide and almost 24" ...
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| Finger Cut | 8/24/2009 |
Q: My Mom dropped a glass on a tile floor that shattered to pieces. She told me she was trying to ...
A: With the cut no longer bleeding it will take at least a week before you see visible signs of ...
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| Treating gunshot wound in the wilderness. | 8/23/2009 |
Q: Hammonds, The fictional situation I'd like some advice on is as follows: victim has been shot in ...
A: If the bullet passed through the arm without hitting major blood vessels, control the bleeding first ...
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| Treating gunshot wound in the wilderness. | 8/22/2009 |
Q: Hammonds, The fictional situation I'd like some advice on is as follows: victim has been shot in ...
A: Let's walk through this... A shotgun is capable of shooting both a slug round (1 significant ...
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| Glass wound | 8/17/2009 |
Q: About 4 days ago my hand went through a glass window. A piece of glass cut my head and this morning ...
A: Nick; If the piece of glass is in your head and the wound is almost healed over, I would be ...
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| Bleeding Under Skin | 8/15/2009 |
Q: My grandma shut her hand in the door, and she has two red spots under the first layer of her skin, ...
A: It sounds like the door has broken a couple of blood vessels under the skin. The blood will pool ...
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| cut in hand | 8/15/2009 |
Q: i stabbed myself on the side of my hand with a knife really deeped. my friend that took medical ass. ...
A: Couple of thoughts. Was the knife clean? Meaning was it for cutting food or a pocket/utility knife. ...
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| First Aid | 8/14/2009 |
Q: Can First Aid be different in different areas? If yes. then how? Please give me a detailed answer. ...
A: By definition, First Aid is the immediate care given to the sick and injured. The latest first aid ...
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| First Aid | 8/12/2009 |
Q: I cut my left index finger at the middle knuckle with a hand held grinder. I was cutting steel in a ...
A: Rocky; Given where the cut is and how deep it is, I would be inclined to get an xray and have it ...
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| Gunshot wounds in village in a developing nation | 7/25/2009 |
Q: I'm writing a screenplay that takes place in Mozambique. A character is shot in a village about ...
A: Couple of questions. Where was the victim shot? extremities,head, trunk, etc...What was he/she shot ...
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| small burn | 7/16/2009 |
Q: Hammond The other day my should accidentally touched (for a split second) one of those artificial ...
A: From what you described,it sounds more like a second degree burn. Keep the burn dry and clean for ...
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| gunshot wounds | 7/13/2009 |
Q: I am an author and I have a few questions about gunshot wounds. I have a character who is wounded in ...
A: As a former Navy Medic I can help you out with this. If the character was wounded at close range ...
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| cracked ribbs | 7/12/2009 |
Q: I recently went to the ER and was told I cracked my 2nd rib where it turns in to cartilage. They ...
A: These type of injuries often take at least a couple of weeks before you can resume your normal ...
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| nerve damage to both index fingers | 6/19/2009 |
Q: i woke up 2 days ago with both index fingers screaming with pain. the right one was slightly less, ...
A: Not a quick and easy answer on this. If injury or insect bite can be ruled out, then the cause might ...
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| Sliced part of finger off | 6/1/2009 |
Q: My mom was slicing vegetables today and she inadvertently sliced off a piece of her index finger. ...
A: Hydrogen Peroxide can sometimes cause mild damage to open wounds. Without knowing the severity of ...
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| Sliced part of finger off | 5/31/2009 |
Q: My mom was slicing vegetables today and she inadvertently sliced off a piece of her index finger. ...
A: To remove the remaining piece of gauze, try soaking the finger in a bowl of luke warm water. It may ...
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