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Nail Gun Injuries
Treatment of Nail Gun Injuries
Treating nail gun injuries involves Removal of the nail Wound care If nails are embedded in soft tissue and no structures are damaged, doctors apply an anesthetic to the affected area and remove them by pulling. The Wounds is then cleaned and flushed (irrigated) with water or a saline solution, and a sterile dressing is applied. For all other nail gun injuries, surgery is done to examine the injury, and the nail is removed in the operating room. Nail gun injuries are typically deep puncture injuries and thus are allowed to heal without being stitched up. 