Poked myself with a knife three weeks ago. Literally the first time ever been cut while skinning.

Knife tip went into knuckle. Bled a ton, but cleaned and put on bandaid. Was pretty much fully healed in four days. Two weeks ago noticed knuckle was a bit swolen, like it had some fluid in it, and a bit sore.

Now no more swelling, but still a bit sore to touch every so often.

Never had a healed cut act like that. I guess the knife tip hit the bone or something.

Anyone ever had any long term effects from such a stupid small thing like that? Tetanus and everything up to date.

I recently did the same thing, cut through my glove and into fingertip, bled good. I put new glove on and finished up, then washed it good, antibacterial, and band aid, hope i dont get the coon AIDS.

I once new a guy that did the same thing with a knife puncture..he got some kind of a blood infection out of the deal and it killed him..not sure if he had a tetenous shot or not..maybe it would have helped... maybe not..

Never done that, but I do notice that even little nicks I get when Im skinning tend to take a while to heal, and get red and sore.

Perhaps you touched a nerve ending or something...A tetanus shot would not be a bad idea..

Yep, I dug into the base of my thumb with the carpet hook blade I use to make opening cuts. At first it bled like crazy until I put some pressure on it. Then it started bleeding under the skin and swelled up. I was kind of nervous because it was a very dirty blade and with it being tiny slit and deep puncture I couldn't really clean it out very well. After a couple of days my thumb started getting kind of dull sore and achy when I moved it. But I just ignored it until it finally went away. I solve a lot of problems that way.

I was boarding coon some years back and ran a 3/4 inch stretcher tack through my thumb. didn't seem to hurt things to much but now i crave sweets.

watch it close if you start to see a red line in your hand where you cut it , get to a doctor

Many years ago I was fleshing a calf hide (reason for death unknown) for rawhide. Nicked a finger, not badly with a knife. By early that evening it was red and swollen big time. An hour later I had a red line running up my wrist so I headed for the Doc. By the time I got in and examined I was told I already had a lump in my armpit and I was very lucky to have gotten attention as it was moving so quickly. They shot me up with all kinds of stuff, not knowing what that fairly bad hide contained or what the calf had died from.. Lived to tell about it and old Moosetrot dodged another bullet.

Moosetrot

Had a friend get a staff infection the very same way, ended up losing the finger to the knuckle.

I'd have your Doctor give his opinion!

Now you guys have me worried about bein bit by a possum last week.

Your healthcare is free I'd use it

I get fingers that swell up after cleaning a pile of fish or when poked by a dorsal fin , had it once or twice when I poked myself with the knife tip skinning also.


I get the water as hot as I can stand it in a bowl and mix in Epsom salts till it won't take any more 2-3 times a day I stick that finger or hand in the bowl hold it in as long as I can stand it , pull it out as soon as I can stand it again back in till the water cools I am cheap so I keep the bowl in the microwave and just heat it up to get a full days use from it.

1-2 days it almost always takes care of those fingers that swell form small cuts.

had a sliver in my foot this year it got infected , poked it with a sterilized needle and pushed the puss out and same treatment 3x a day was good in 3-4 days

Any knife cut I get I treat the same, wash it out with soap and water,dry well and put on black salve then put on bandage overnight. That drawing salve really seems to work

If the wound is still somewhat open, yet infected, you cold use a bread-milk poultice to draw out the swelling.

I always wash out cuts/ripped skin good with dettol-even some bad ones that should likely have had stitches.Also wash each time changing bandages-never had a problem.Always keep a bottle of dettol at the cabins and home.

You can do a lot of things but if it was me I’d go to the Dr. to play it safe. It aint worth the chance, we ain't 10 foot tall and bullet proof anymore.

Boco
Do you take your dettol neat, on the rocks?
or with a chaser?

Strait up.