Question about getting cut by glass?
yesterday my glass table broke and it cut the palm of my hand…theres a little cut (about the length of a tic tac, but its pretty deep) just now i felt a sharp pain and looked at it and i saw something shiny i got tweezers and pulled out a piece of glass…im worried their might be more but i dont want to hurt myself looking for it…if there is any willl my body push it out naturally?
WellBalanced
on November 30th, -0001
I have treated a few people for glass cuts and a couple had glass still in them. very common with the hand because of the hard tissue and shallow tissue depth to the bone. Invariably some glass will remain in even with the best of removal methods used and almost all of these people will come back and say that the glass eventually came out on its own.
Interestingly enough there are very few cases of infection because of these. Glass is created under very high temperatures and so the edges that cut you are nearly sterile.
these wounds almost always heal quickly because the cut is so clean. the sharpest blades are glass. Because glass breaks down to the last molecule and can slice a single cell in half with no tearing as opposed to the sharpest of surgical steel.
ChickenLicken
on November 30th, -0001
i don’t think so it will just sink into your blood stream i would see a doctor about it.
BlindPoet
on November 30th, -0001
only things under the skin will push them selves out….your body cant dissolve glass into your blood stream (idiotic)
you have a high chance of injuring your self it you look for more you need to go and get an x-ray or an MRI your body is just going to heal around the glass and you will keep re-injuring yourself
Wildthing
on November 30th, -0001
it might make itself surface, but i wouldn’t wait for that to happen because it can get infected long before that can happen, and I wouldn’t dig in your palm to look for it because yet again, a risk for a bad infection.
Your best bet is to go and get it checked out just in case
DarkDesire
on November 30th, -0001
honestly hun, i dont think it would kill you if you just left it alone. theres a chance that your skin would push it out but if you already pulled some out with glass, i doubt theres any more than what u already got. if you’re really concerned or if it hurts more than it should, id call the doc. i really hate going to the doctor so i always avoid it if i can. good luck!
JetSki
on November 30th, -0001
No, & if there is still a piece of glass in your hand it might get infected, You should see a doctor or the emergency room.