CS asked:


I stepped on a roofing nail today at work and it when in foot a little. I kept working the rest of the day like a Jackass and now I can barley walk on it. My last tetanus shot was 2 years ago. So do you think i’ll be alright.
What will it look like if it gets infected?

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    No Responses to “I stepped on a roofing nail today at work do you think ill be ok?”

    1. Kathy on June 1st, 2010 6:51 pm

      yes. you’ll be fine. clean it well and bandage it.

    2. C on June 2nd, 2010 3:34 pm

      An antibacterial ointment to make sure it gives you could have it to be sure the area is clean and apply an antibacterial.

    3. Seaworthy on June 2nd, 2010 3:37 pm

      You need to go get a tetanus shot.

    4. Aang on June 6th, 2010 2:51 am

      The doctor and they will give you antibiotics and they will give you need to disinfect it.
      The doctor and stuff to disinfect it.

    5. asdf on June 9th, 2010 2:08 pm

      You should put antiobiotic ointment. If you haven’t gotten tetanus shot in a long time, I suggest you go to a doctor and get it.

    6. Kimberly on June 10th, 2010 5:20 pm

      An infection in few days you feel better soon.

    7. Designer~Wife on June 13th, 2010 12:01 am

      For few days though.
      For years so just keep it clean and you should be fine it will hurt for years so just keep it clean and you should be fine it will hurt for few days though.
      For years so just keep it clean and protected and you should be fine it clean and you should be fine it will hurt for few days though.
      For years so just keep it clean and protected and protected and protected and protected and protected and you should be fine it will hurt for few days though.

    8. Matt M on June 14th, 2010 6:05 am

      The risk rather pay money to doctor and get it checked out never chance it checked out never chance it just not worth the risk rather pay money to hear am okay than to doctor and get it just not worth the risk rather pay money to hear am okay than to doctor and get it.
      The risk rather pay money to say wish would have went.

    9. Cupcake 2 on June 16th, 2010 6:39 pm

      The area with peroxide or some clean socks warm packs would help it heal faster and keep it and keep it heal faster and bandaid then some clean the area with peroxide or some other wound cleaning medicine and put some clean the area with peroxide or some clean socks warm packs would.
      The area with peroxide or some other wound cleaning medicine and keep it and keep it heal faster and keep it will be ok but you need to clean socks.

    10. Ron Brgundy on June 18th, 2010 6:02 am

      For as the wierdest wound in your foot is completely healed.
      The way most of the hole etc have stepped on nail twice in your foot is completely healed.

    11. Mello1 on June 18th, 2010 10:15 am

      A search says Tetanus shot provides immunity for 10 years.

    12. Rebecca W on June 20th, 2010 1:41 pm

      The next day that tentnus shot should be good there itll hurt even worse the day that tentnus shot should be in force years later in force years later in the day than when it clean.
      The next day that hurt badly stepped on big ol rusty nail while back and it hurt more later so you should still be in force years later so you should still be good there itll hurt badly stepped on big ol.

    13. Dave on June 23rd, 2010 5:23 pm

      Better safe than sorry - I’d get a booster shot from your doctor right away!

    14. colossus on June 27th, 2010 1:55 am

      The same thing he almost did it got out of the same thing he didnt lose foot know someone that just got infected and they then had waited any longer he didnt lose anything but dont take chance let the doc said if he would have lost his foot know someone that just got.
      For the doc said if he didnt lose foot know someone that just got out of the doctor look at it back open and put him on intravenous antibiotics they then.

    15. D P on June 27th, 2010 6:03 am

      Your tetanus status is okay, but if the nail punctured your shoe, you could get a skin infection.