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Hi - Pruned XXXXXXX bush yesterday. Today discovered large thorn protruding from left forearm which ... left a 2" red area. Tonight i saw a tiny 'dot' of thorn - gently squeezed area - and it slid out easily ... View answer
Puncture on back of hand from a XXXXXXX thorn ...hit a vein and has caused swelling, cleaned and applied ice pack. Do I need further medical attention? ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
XXXXXXX thorn pricked vein on back of my hand. Washed it and sprayed peroxide. However, bluish lump ... tender. And the puncture mark during all of the above was still present. Began rubbing coconut oil on ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil
( General & Family Physician)
I was gardening and the thorn on the end of the Bayonet Palm penetrated a vein. My neighbor says the thorn is poisonous... what should I do? I bled profusely at first and then it suddenly stopped ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Kathy Robinson
( General & Family Physician)
puncture it but only a little blood came out. I don t think any thorn is in there. What can I do? I went to ...I got stuck by a sticker tree in texas, not a palm or mesquite. it was a direct hit into... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Shinas Hussain
( General & Family Physician)
I was cutting mesquite trees yesterday and had a thorn get stuck in my fore arm. It was swollen ... it be infected, or Is it just painful because it was a 1 thorn? ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Rebecca Beach
( General & Family Physician)
I stepped on a mesquitethorn last evening and it is slightly swollen and a bit red. I treated it ... stepped on the thorn. Should I expect this to pass or is there a more radical medical approach? ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
( General & Family Physician)
I stepped on a mesquitethorn yesterday. It went right through my flip flop into my foot. I thought it was just sore and went swimming. I found out about 6-7 hours later, that there was a piece still ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal
( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
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