There is a nail in my finger. I shot myself with the nailgun. I was putting up shiplap siding and the nail must have hit a knot and shot out sideways. Ughhhh.

Don't forget pictures!!

I know how that feels.

And make sure you get your lollipop when you are released.
A nail gun related incident blew up my apartment building. Problem: I was in the apartment at the time.

What's the triage priority for nail in finger?

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
What's the triage priority for nail in finger?

ESI Acuity 3

Better than chopping it with a hatchet....

Better stop by the liquor store on the way home

Better than in your face. Were you wearing protective glasses. I wear them for everything after cataract surgery.

That makes me cringe

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Better than in your face. Were you wearing protective glasses. I wear them for everything after cataract surgery.

Yes, I'm a believer with eye protection. Emergency room drama is killing me. I cant wait to get out of here.

Me too. Pro tip, refinish handles, then sharpen knife. Sharpening first may lead to ER trip and forced unpaid leave from work.



They were only able to stitch one, the middle finger was too thin and was holding together on its own.

Nailed it!

Sorry, hope it heals up fast!

I broke my foot 2 weeks ago myself.
Ugh.

Walk it off!

Glad you got it taken care of.

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Originally posted by GTO:
There is a nail in my finger. I shot myself with the nailgun. I was putting up shiplap siding and the nail must have hit a knot and shot out sideways. Ughhhh.

When we were in high school, my cousin attempted to toe nail a wall stud with a framing gun and the nail curled all the way back and went through the bottom of his shoe and into the bottom of his foot between his big toe and adjacent digit. That boy bled everywhere as his father and I tried to get that nail out of his foot.

That's taking toenailing a bit too literally.

Did they give you a tetanus shot ???

Fwiw…. It could be worse....I know of a fellow who was loading his nail gun and it fired...….He nailed his testicle to his femur !!!

The doc removed it by grabbing it ( the nail, not the testicle) with vice grips and pounding on the vice grips with a hammer..... Yikes !

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Originally posted by GTO:
Emergency room drama is killing me. I cant wait to get out of here.

Good luck and hope you have a speedy recovery.

Toenailing not recommended with nailgun. Ask me how I know. Doctor did an awesome job on removing nail. Shot the finger with pain killer.