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Drilled through the tip of my finger. do i need to go to hospital?
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Finger: If you simply have hole in the middle of your finger tip and no other dysfunction, and you are not diabetic or have some type of immune compromising condition. Cleaning the wound well at home and keeping bandaged is probably sufficient. I would feel comfortable doing this myself. If cleaned well this is sufficient and no need for prophylactic antibiotic.
Answered 5/1/2020
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