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Puncture wound of the arm
A puncture is a small hole that is usually made by an object or animal. For instance, a mosquito or a pencil tip can penetrate the skin.
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A 37-year old asked:
My daughter has puncture wound of the arm. Where do I start?
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What is the treatment for puncture wound of the arm?
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A 45-year old asked:
We come from a religious background where treatment is based on faith and home cures. What can we use to treat puncture wound of the arm?
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A 32-year old asked:
What works the best and fastest for a little puncture wound on arm?
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A 43-year old asked:
Please explain if it is possible i might develop tetanus after puncture wound on arm from barbed wire fence?
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A 44-year old asked:
How long will it take for a puncture wound below the armpit to heal?
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A 38-year old asked:
Post medial dislocation of left elbow small puncture wound(+) near the left cubital fossa i can't benddown, is it normal ?
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A 38-year old asked:
How can you treat arm bullet wound at home fast?
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A 32-year old female asked:
How long will it take to recover from a gun wound in right arm?
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A 18-year old female asked:
How do you stitch an open wound on the inside of your for arm?
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A 49-year old asked:
What health problems can occur when the arteries in the arm tear?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have multiple open wounds on my arm, all are bleeding. How should I treat them?
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A 44-year old asked:
I have a small tear in rotator cuff in arm from car accident. How long would it take to recover from this?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Can you tear your rotator cuff from slamming your shoulder into the wall? I did now I can't lift my arm up without pain
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A 17-year old female asked:
Cut on arm from 21st. Cleaned the wound not sure whether it would be considered deep but white can be seen. How to care asap and minimize scarring?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I have pain in the middle of my arm and with quick flexion sometimes feel something pop. What might be causing this. I had a slap tear fixed 11/13?
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A 55-year old male asked:
My wound on arm is 1/8 inch deep by 1/4 long from rusty metal. My last t-shot was 5-10 or 10-15 yrs ago. Can I wait 16 hrs to go for tetanus booster?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I cut my arm on a old pencil sharpener on a wall yesterday, I cleaned my wound, but it was somewhat deep and still hasn't fully scabbed over. My quest?
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A 33-year old asked:
I have a wound on my arm that's infected. Not sure what infection so what should I do?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I scratched a pimple on my arm and the skin arround the wound tend to yellow. Is that alarming?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I am very depressed and i cut myself my arm swelledwound is this serious?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I stabs my arm with scissor, Its just a small abrasive wounds since the scissor is quite old and blunt. Dose it considered as self harm?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I was using a overhead shoulde/back press at the gym (60lbs) and I felt a little tear and pain on my left upper chest/arm with some pain.
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A 23-year old male asked about a male:
I had a slice wound down my chest 5 inches long and also one to left arm 3 inches and to right arm 3 inches very nasty why can't i get a sick note?
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A female asked:
Recently noticed that the skin on my arms has become very thin & easily bleeds w/the slightest puncture. Am 69 yo female, no meds. Fairly active.
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A 69-year old female asked:
My husband was diagnosed with lymphedemia. There are no sores on his arm at this time but fluid is dripping from his arm. Is it because he is 82 and the skin is thin? The least little bump will tear his skin but there isnt a tear now?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What's the best way to treat a gunshot wound to an arm or leg?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Does a rotator cuff tear prevent you from lifting the arm up high?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Why is the wound I had post the skin graft on my burnt arm taking more than a year to heal?
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A 42-year old asked:
Complete tear of the long headed tendon in my arm. How will this affect the movement of my arm?
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