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Galvanized metal got into our skin from climbing a fence!

2007

Hello! My name is Alex and earlier today My Dad and I were flying my RC airplane...but then the plane went over a galvanized gate and we had to climb over to get it...But while doing so we got wounds from it on our hands. My Dad got Approx. 7 And I only got 1...Is it okay if it gets in our blood? I'm am worrying about something I am not completely sure about...please help!

~Alex

P.S. I am in 9th grade

Alex Z
- Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Hopefully you have been vaccinated against tetanus. You and you Dad should see or at least talk to a doctor whenever you receive a puncture wound. The galvanizing has nothing to do with it; the potential problem is the bacteria that can be injected under your skin by the puncture. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007

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