Have it checked: Hi, you did the right thing washing your hand but, especially if it's a deep wound, it would be important to have a doctor take a look at it in order to check if small pieces of glass might be in the wound or if other structures were damaged and to assess risk of infection and need for sutures. In the meantime, if you haven't done so already, apply pressure to the wound to stop bleeding.
Answered 12/6/2014
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Yes: first you have to worry if you are up to date in your tetanus sht or not you might need a booster if it have been long time a definite on if the glass was dirty secong ,small pices always a problem but if the kind of glass you have broke to pig pieces, you worry less about missing pieces but if it is the kind that brake to multiple small one, you always have to worry about remaining missing pieces
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X-Ray ?: Assuming it's leaded glass, any pain after healing can be evaluated by a post-injury X-Ray, but if you heal painlessly, you have little to worry about. If the glass is unleaded, just make sure the cleaning, or debridement is thorough and involves generous rinsing out with water
Answered 12/7/2014
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