Question on getting glass out of sons finger

[cindym]

So my oldest sone works construction and got glass under his pinky and it is closed up. What is a good way to cut it open get out and then use what so it doesn’t get infected?

[steve_k]

I don’t know, but I want to see pics!

Hopefully SUA will step in, he posted some pics a while back of him removing some goods from Greg’s wrist.

[ShopMonkey]

you cut it out and use disinfectant

[ricco]

You might try a Drawing Salve

It worked for me on thorn I couldn't get to, YMMV

[BeardedPelican]

I've had success with hydrogen peroxide in removing carbon fiber shards and metal bits from friends feet and hands. This thread is worthless without pics I might add.

Also... maybe a doctor would be a good idea?

[EDELWEISS]

Personally I'm thinking a visit to the ER; but that's just me

[H60DoorGunner]

Personally I'm thinking a visit to the ER; but that's just me

Yeah, some things are worth paying for.

I can stop arterial bleeding, and put all the patches and bandages anyone could want. Im not a surgeon.

[DogDoc]

I was once doing surgery on a horse’s neck, my surgery professor leaned over my shoulder and said, “Careful Kid, there’s a lot of things with names in there.”

Fingers have a lot of things with names in them too. I’d let let someone who knows what and where those things are do the cutting.

[Benjamin Liu]

I'll second the suggestion to see a doctor.

Performing surgery based on advice given on an internet forum isn't a good idea IMO.

[barnetmill]

For a splinter just under the skin I would not go to the ER. Now if it is a lot deeper that is different. The problem with glass is being able to see it.

[Jake Salyards]

Assuming you don't need a doctor you have two options

1. The glass is not completely under the skin cover the area with super glue allowed to dry then gently peel it off in a potato chip form hoping that the glass adhere to the super glue and now it's out

2. Allow white blood cells to do their job and attack the site, create pus and naturally Express the foreign object within the pus to the surface of the skin.

If in doubt go to the emergency room

[bubba in c.a.]

Urgent care might be easier on the pocket book. Glass isn't going to decay and may not be a good candidate for infection that will push it out. If it's a problem , it probably has to be cut out. If it is not near a nerve or artery, the doctor should make quick work of it.

I had a cactus spine wedged in between the top of a finger nail and under the cuticle, so far I could not see or touch it. It was completely hidden so I though the pain was just from the puncture and the spine had not lodged inside. Nothing to operate on that I could see. About 3 weeks later a 1/4 inch piece of spine popped out with a little pus, end of problem.

[UNO]

Personally I'm thinking a visit to the ER; but that's just me

This. If I had to do it myself, a scalpel, betadine solution, and lidocaine would be my tools of choice, along with a very bright light...but I'd hit up the ER or similar.

[UNO]

Urgent care might be easier on the pocket book. Glass isn't going to decay and may not be a good candidate for infection that will push it out. If it's a problem , it probably has to be cut out. If it is not near a nerve or artery, the doctor should make quick work of it.

I had a cactus spine wedged in between the top of a finger nail and under the cuticle, so far I could not see or touch it. It was completely hidden so I though the pain was just from the puncture and the spine had not lodged inside. Nothing to operate on that I could see. About 3 weeks later a 1/4 inch piece of spine popped out with a little pus, end of problem.

Many times urgent care will refer something like this to ER and you end up with 2 bills. I would call UC first and see if that location has a physician or PA/NP on site comfortable with tackling it before going. It's a pretty open and shut inquiry.

[Brigante]

If they are small and superficial, soak the hand in water with Epsom salts in as hot as he can tolerate several times per day for a week. They will eventually come to the surface and can be expressed out. Should the glass remain or the hand get red, swollen and inflamed, take my armchair advice for what it's worth and seek medical attention.

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