How To Get Glass Out Of Foot?

Wash your hands and the foot with soap and water

Rinse the area with clean water

If the glass is visible and sticking out, use clean tweezers to grasp it

Pull the glass out in the same direction it entered

If the glass is just under the skin, sterilize a needle with rubbing alcohol

Gently lift the skin over the glass tip with the needle

Use tweezers to remove the glass

Clean the wound again with soap and water

Apply pressure with clean gauze if bleeding

Apply an antibiotic ointment if available

Cover with a clean bandage

Keep weight off the foot if it hurts

Seek medical care if the glass is deep, not visible, or cannot be removed

Seek medical care if bleeding will not stop

Seek medical care if there is numbness, severe pain, swelling, redness, pus, or fever

Seek medical care if your tetanus shot is not up to date

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