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<div class="HwContainer HwElement" id="HwContainer"><a class="HwMainSkipNavigation" href="#HwContentTitle"><span class="HwAccessibilityText">Skip Navigation</span></a><div class="HwBlock" id="HwMain" role="main"><div class="HwRow"><div class="HwColumn" id="HwColumnSidebar1"><div class="HwCustom" id="HwCustomSidebar"> </div></div><div class="HwColumn" id="HwColumnContent"><div id="HwContentTop"> </div><div class="HwTypeSymptom HwContentWrapper HwElement" role="article" id="HwContentWrapper"><div class="HwCustom" id="HwCustomContentTop"> </div><div class="HwContentHeader"><p><a name="top" id="Hwtop"><span class="HwAccessibilityText">Top of the page</span></a>Check Your Symptoms</p></div><div class="HwContentTitle"><h1 id="HwContentTitle" tabindex="-1">Fishhook Injuries</h1></div><div class="HwContentTopNavigation"> </div><div class="HwContent"><div class="HwNavigationSection HwSectionSpecialSection" id="sec-aa116341"><h2 class="HwSectionTitle" fingerprint="b4cb0a40" fingerprint-exact="e7c3d1bb">Overview</h2> <p fingerprint="a92cd761" fingerprint-exact="25e0cf7e">Even if you fish carefully, you may get a fishhook in your skin. A fishhook is a curved, sharp tool placed on a lure or line to catch fish. Some fishhooks have a barb near the tip that keeps the fish on the hook. You can also use a barbless fishhook. It may reduce the chance of a fishhook injury.</p> <p fingerprint="b571dee3" fingerprint-exact="fab3a35b">Fishhook injuries often occur when you remove a slippery, flopping fish from your line. Injury may also occur when you cast a line, when another person casts a line, or if you walk barefoot near fishing gear. The chance of a fishhook injury rises if you aren't familiar with fishing gear.</p> <p fingerprint="0a11a6c4" fingerprint-exact="92febfb6">Most fishhook injuries puncture the skin of the face, scalp, fingers, back, or ears. Remove a fishhook that isn't too deep. It's important to clean the puncture wound well to help prevent infection.</p> <p fingerprint="844808d4" fingerprint-exact="ea8d4fd5">A fishhook can cause other problems if it enters the eye, muscles, tendons, ligaments, or bones. A fishhook injury is more serious when:</p> <ul fingerprint="75011cbf" fingerprint-exact="33ffa4e6"> <li>A fishhook is in or near an eye.</li> <li>A barb can't be removed using home treatment.</li> <li> <a class="HwLinkMultiMedia" data-hw-type="MultiMedia" data-hw-document-href="zm6160" data-hw-section="zm6160-sec" rel="MultiMedia" hw:document-type="MultiMedia" hw:document-href="zm6160" data-hwid="zm6160" hw:section-href="zm6160-sec" hw:link-type="image" href="?id=zm6160#zm6160-sec"><span class="HwLinkText">Bleeding</span></a> is <a class="HwLinkDefinition" data-hw-type="Definition" data-hw-document-href="not12828" data-hw-section="not12828-sec" rel="Definition" hw:document-type="Definition" hw:document-href="not12828" data-hwid="not12828" hw:section-href="not12828-sec" href="?id=not12828#not12828-sec"><span class="HwLinkText">severe</span></a> or can't be stopped.</li> <li>The wound is big enough to need stitches.</li> <li>Blood vessels, nerves, <a class="HwLinkDefinition" data-hw-type="Definition" data-hw-document-href="stt11361" data-hw-section="stt11361-sec" rel="Definition" hw:document-type="Definition" hw:document-href="stt11361" data-hwid="stt11361" hw:section-href="stt11361-sec" href="?id=stt11361#stt11361-sec"><span class="HwLinkText">tendons</span></a>, <a class="HwLinkDefinition" data-hw-type="Definition" data-hw-document-href="stl158147" data-hw-section="stl158147-sec" rel="Definition" hw:document-type="Definition" hw:document-href="stl158147" data-hwid="stl158147" hw:section-href="stl158147-sec" href="?id=stl158147#stl158147-sec"><span class="HwLinkText">ligaments</span></a>, joints, or bones are injured. Injuries to these areas may cause: <ul><li>Numbness or tingling.</li><li>Pale, white, blue, or cold skin.</li><li>Decreased ability to move the area.</li></ul></li> <li>Signs of infection develop, such as redness, swelling, or pus. A puncture from a fishhook is often dirty from marine bacteria. This increases the chance of a <a class="HwLinkDefinition" data-hw-type="Definition" data-hw-document-href="sts14875" data-hw-section="sts14875-sec" rel="Definition" hw:document-type="Definition" hw:document-href="sts14875" data-hwid="sts14875" hw:section-href="sts14875-sec" href="?id=sts14875#sts14875-sec"><span class="HwLinkText">skin infection</span></a>.</li> <li>Your tetanus shot isn't current.</li> </ul> </div><div class="HwNavigationSection HwSectionCYS" id="sec-aa116372"><h2 class="HwSectionTitle" fingerprint="1bc87b1b" fingerprint-exact="d719d6f6">Check Your Symptoms</h2><div><div class="HwAsset" hw:assetid="fhook"> <div id="HwSxBody" data-hw-version="4.0.3.2"><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxTrunkQuestion HwSxTopicConfirmationQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion539" data-hw-entity-key="539" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Do you have an injury caused by a fishhook?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1172" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1172" data-hw-parent-entity-key="539">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Fishhook injury</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1173" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1173" data-hw-parent-entity-key="539">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Fishhook injury</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxAge" id="HwSxQuestion31" data-hw-entity-key="31" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">How old are you?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer HwSxAgeResponse" id="HwSxAnswer72" data-hw-type="HwSxDemographicsAnswer" data-hw-age-range="143"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="72" data-hw-parent-entity-key="31">Less than 12 years</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Less than 12 years</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer HwSxAgeResponse" id="HwSxAnswer73" data-hw-type="HwSxDemographicsAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="73" data-hw-parent-entity-key="31">12 years or older</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">12 years or older</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxNonTopic" id="HwSxQuestion30" data-hw-entity-key="30" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Are you male or female?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer HwSxGenderResponse" id="HwSxAnswer71" data-hw-type="HwSxDemographicsAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="71" data-hw-parent-entity-key="30">Male</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Male</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer HwSxGenderResponse" id="HwSxAnswer70" data-hw-type="HwSxDemographicsAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="70" data-hw-parent-entity-key="30">Female</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Female</div></div></div><div id="SxWhyAskDiv"><button id="SxWhyAskAccordianBtn" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="SxWhyAskBodyDiv" type="button" aria-live="assertive"><div class="SxWhyAskAccordion">Why do we ask this question?</div><div class="SxWhyAskAccordion SxWhyAskAccordionArrow_Down" id="SxWhyAskAccordionArrow"> </div></button><div id="SxWhyAskBodyDiv" role="tabpanel"><div class="SxWhyAskParaChild" id="SxWhyAskHeaderDiv" tabindex="-1"><h4>The medical assessment of symptoms is based on the body parts you have.</h4></div><div class="SxWhyAskParaChild" id="SxWhyAskParaDiv" tabindex="-1"><ul><li>If you are transgender or nonbinary, choose the sex that matches the body parts (such as ovaries, testes, prostate, breasts, penis, or vagina) you <b>now</b> have in the area where you are having symptoms.</li><li>If your symptoms aren’t related to those organs, you can choose the gender you identify with.</li><li>If you have some organs of both sexes, you may need to go through this triage tool twice (once as "male" and once as "female"). This will make sure that the tool asks the right questions for you.</li></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxTrunkQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion543" data-hw-entity-key="543" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Is the wound bleeding?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1180" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1180" data-hw-parent-entity-key="543">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Bleeding wound</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1181" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1181" data-hw-parent-entity-key="543">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Bleeding wound</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion544" data-hw-entity-key="544" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Would you describe the bleeding as <a class="quickdefine HwSxDefinition" href="#tf7079">severe, moderate, or mild</a>?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1182" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1182" data-hw-parent-entity-key="544">Severe</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Severe bleeding</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1183" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1183" data-hw-parent-entity-key="544">Moderate</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Moderate bleeding</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1184" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1184" data-hw-parent-entity-key="544">Mild</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Mild bleeding</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxTrunkQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion578" data-hw-entity-key="578" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Is the fishhook stuck in the eyeball?</div><div class="HwSxQuestionSubText">Don't try to remove the hook, and don't put any pressure on the eye. Try to keep the eye still until help arrives.</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1255" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1255" data-hw-parent-entity-key="578">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Fishhook in eyeball</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1256" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1256" data-hw-parent-entity-key="578">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Fishhook in eyeball</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxTrunkQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion547" data-hw-entity-key="547" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">For an arm or leg wound, is the skin below the wound (farther down the limb) blue, pale, or cold to the touch and different from the other arm or leg?</div><div class="HwSxQuestionSubText">This may mean that a major blood vessel was damaged and that blood is not reaching the rest of the arm or leg. </div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1189" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1189" data-hw-parent-entity-key="547">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Skin is blue, pale, or cold below an arm or leg injury</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1190" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1190" data-hw-parent-entity-key="547">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Skin is blue, pale, or cold below an arm or leg injury</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxTrunkQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion548" data-hw-entity-key="548" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">For an arm or leg wound, is there any numbness, tingling, or loss of feeling around the wound or below the wound (farther down the arm or leg)?</div><div class="HwSxQuestionSubText">This may mean that a nerve was damaged. </div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1191" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1191" data-hw-parent-entity-key="548">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Numbness, tingling, or loss of feeling around or below an arm or leg injury</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1192" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1192" data-hw-parent-entity-key="548">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Numbness, tingling, or loss of feeling around or below an arm or leg injury</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxTrunkQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion579" data-hw-entity-key="579" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Is the fishhook still stuck in the wound?</div><div class="HwSxQuestionSubText">The fishhook needs to be removed within the next 8 hours if possible. But depending on where the hook is, it may not be safe for you to remove it on your own. </div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1257" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1257" data-hw-parent-entity-key="579">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Fishhook still in</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1258" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1258" data-hw-parent-entity-key="579">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Fishhook still in</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion580" data-hw-entity-key="580" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Do you think the fishhook may be stuck in a joint, bone, or muscle or deep in the skin?</div><div class="HwSxQuestionSubText">If it is, don't try to remove it.</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1259" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1259" data-hw-parent-entity-key="580">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Fishhook in a joint, bone, or muscle, or deep in the skin</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1260" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1260" data-hw-parent-entity-key="580">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Fishhook in a joint, bone, or muscle, or deep in the skin</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion581" data-hw-entity-key="581" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Is the fishhook near the eye, in the eyelid, or in the face or mouth?</div><div class="HwSxQuestionSubText">If it is, don't try to remove it.</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1261" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1261" data-hw-parent-entity-key="581">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Fishhook near the eye, in the eyelid, or in the face or mouth</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1262" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1262" data-hw-parent-entity-key="581">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Fishhook near the eye, in the eyelid, or in the face or mouth</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion582" data-hw-entity-key="582" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Do you think you can try to remove the hook?</div><div class="HwSxQuestionSubText">You may be able to <a class="additional HwLinkMultiMedia" data-hw-type="MultiMedia" href="?id=aa132242#" hw:document-href="aa132242" data-hw-document-href="aa132242" hw:document-type="MultiMedia" rel="MultiMedia">remove a hook</a> that is small, is not in too deep, and has few barbs.</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1263" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1263" data-hw-parent-entity-key="582">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Will try to remove</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1264" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1264" data-hw-parent-entity-key="582">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Will try to remove</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion583" data-hw-entity-key="583" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Were you able to remove the fishhook? </div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1265" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1265" data-hw-parent-entity-key="583">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Able to remove the fishhook</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1266" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1266" data-hw-parent-entity-key="583">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Able to remove the fishhook</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxTrunkQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion29" data-hw-entity-key="29" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Are there any <a class="quickdefine HwSxDefinition" href="#tf6946">symptoms of infection</a>?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer67" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="67" data-hw-parent-entity-key="29">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Symptoms of infection</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer68" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="68" data-hw-parent-entity-key="29">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Symptoms of infection</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion17" data-hw-entity-key="17" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Do you think you may have a fever?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer40" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="40" data-hw-parent-entity-key="17">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Possible fever</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer41" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="41" data-hw-parent-entity-key="17">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Possible fever</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion306" data-hw-entity-key="306" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Are there red streaks leading away from the area or pus draining from it?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer679" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="679" data-hw-parent-entity-key="306">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Red streaks or pus</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer680" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="680" data-hw-parent-entity-key="306">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Red streaks or pus</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion307" data-hw-entity-key="307" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Do you have diabetes, a <a class="quickdefine HwSxDefinition" href="#tf6944">weakened immune system</a>, peripheral arterial disease, or any surgical hardware in the area?</div><div class="HwSxQuestionSubText">"Hardware" includes things like artificial joints, plates or screws, catheters, and medicine pumps.</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer681" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="681" data-hw-parent-entity-key="307">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Diabetes, immune problems, peripheral arterial disease, or surgical hardware in affected area</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer682" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="682" data-hw-parent-entity-key="307">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Diabetes, immune problems, peripheral arterial disease, or surgical hardware in affected area</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxTrunkQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion376" data-hw-entity-key="376" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Is there any swelling or bruising?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer826" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="826" data-hw-parent-entity-key="376">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Swelling or bruising</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer827" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="827" data-hw-parent-entity-key="376">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Swelling or bruising</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion377" data-hw-entity-key="377" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Did you have swelling or bruising within 30 minutes of the injury?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer828" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="828" data-hw-parent-entity-key="377">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Swelling or bruising within 30 minutes of injury</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer829" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="829" data-hw-parent-entity-key="377">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Swelling or bruising within 30 minutes of injury</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion378" data-hw-entity-key="378" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Has swelling lasted for more than 2 days?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer830" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="830" data-hw-parent-entity-key="378">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Swelling for more than 2 days</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer831" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="831" data-hw-parent-entity-key="378">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">Swelling for more than 2 days</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxQuestion HwSxTrunkQuestion" id="HwSxQuestion554" data-hw-entity-key="554" data-hw-type="HwSxQuestion"><div class="HwSxQuestionText">Do you think you may need a <a class="quickdefine HwSxDefinition" href="#tf7080">tetanus shot</a>?</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSet"><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1203" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxConfirmation HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1203" data-hw-parent-entity-key="554">Yes</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">May need tetanus shot</div></div><div class="HwSxAnswer" id="HwSxAnswer1204" data-hw-type="HwSxAnswer"><div class="HwSxAnswerText HwSxEntity" data-hw-entity-key="1204" data-hw-parent-entity-key="554">No</div><div class="HwSxAnswerSummary">May need tetanus shot</div></div></div></div><div class="HwSxDefinition" id="HwSxIdhealthrisks"><p>Many things can affect how your body responds to a symptom and what kind of care you may need. These include:</p><ul><li><b>Your age</b>. Babies and older adults tend to get sicker quicker.</li><li><b>Your overall health</b>. If you have a condition such as diabetes, HIV, cancer, or heart disease, you may need to pay closer attention to certain symptoms and seek care sooner.</li><li><b>Medicines you take</b>. Certain medicines, such as blood thinners (anticoagulants), medicines that suppress the immune system like steroids or chemotherapy, herbal remedies, or supplements can cause symptoms or make them worse.</li><li><b>Recent health events</b>, such as surgery or injury. These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards or make them more serious.</li><li><b>Your health habits and lifestyle</b>, such as eating and exercise habits, smoking, alcohol or drug use, sexual history, and travel.</li></ul></div><div class="HwSxDisposition HwSxDisposition_green" id="HwSxIdgreen"><div class="HwDispositionTop"> </div><h3 class="HwSxDispositionHeading">Try Home Treatment</h3><div class="HwSxDispositionActionText"><p>You have answered all the questions. Based on your answers, you may be able to take care of this problem at home.</p></div><div class="HwSxDispositionNextSteps"><ul><li>Try home treatment to relieve the symptoms.</li><li>Call your doctor if symptoms get worse or you have any concerns (for example, if symptoms are not getting better as you would expect). You may need care sooner.</li></ul></div><div class="HwSxDispositionLinks"><div class="HwSxHomeTreatmentLink"><a data-hw-type="Symptom" data-hw-document-href="fhook" data-hw-section="aa116553" hw:section-href="aa116553" hw:document-href="fhook" hw:document-type="Symptom" href="?id=fhook#aa116553">HomeTreatment</a></div><div class="HwSxRelatedInformationLink"><a data-hw-type="Symptom" data-hw-document-href="fhook" data-hw-section="fhook-RelInfo" hw:section-href="fhook-RelInfo" hw:document-href="fhook" hw:document-type="Symptom" href="?id=fhook#fhook-RelInfo">RelatedInformation</a></div><div class="HwSxWhereToGoLink"><a data-hw-type="Symptom" data-hw-document-href="abs1987" data-hw-section="abs1988" hw:section-href="abs1988" hw:document-href="abs1987" hw:document-type="Symptom" href="?id=abs1987#abs1988">WhereToGo</a></div></div><div class="HwDispositionBottom"> </div></div><div class="HwSxDefinition" id="HwSxIdtf7079"><p>With <b>severe bleeding</b>, any of these may be true:</p><ul><li>Blood is pumping from the wound.</li><li>The bleeding does not stop or slow down with pressure.</li><li>Blood is quickly soaking through bandage after bandage.</li></ul><p>With <b>moderate bleeding</b>, any of these may be true:</p><ul><li>The bleeding slows or stops with pressure but starts again if you remove the pressure.</li><li>The blood may soak through a few bandages, but it is not fast or out of control.</li></ul><p>With <b>mild bleeding</b>, any of these may be true:</p><ul><li>The bleeding stops on its own or with pressure.</li><li>The bleeding stops or slows to an ooze or trickle after 15 minutes of pressure. It may ooze or trickle for up to 45 minutes.</li></ul></div><div class="HwSxDefinition" id="HwSxIdtf6946"><p><b>Symptoms of infection</b> may include:</p><ul><li>Increased pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in or around the area.</li><li>Red streaks leading from the area.</li><li>Pus draining from the area.</li><li>A fever.</li></ul></div><div class="HwSxDefinition" id="HwSxIdtf6944"><p>Certain health conditions and medicines <b>weaken the immune system's</b> ability to fight off infection and illness. Some examples in adults are:</p><ul><li>Diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and HIV/AIDS.</li><li>Long-term alcohol and drug problems.</li><li>Steroid medicines, which may be used to treat a variety of conditions.</li><li>Chemotherapy and radiation therapy for cancer.</li><li>Other medicines used to treat autoimmune disease.</li><li>Medicines taken after organ transplant.</li><li>Not having a spleen.</li></ul></div><div class="HwSxDefinition" id="HwSxIdtf7080"><p>Usually found in dirt and soil, tetanus bacteria typically enter the body through a wound. Wounds may include a bite, a cut, a puncture, a burn, a scrape, insect bites, or any injury that may cause broken skin.</p><p>You may need a <b>tetanus shot</b> depending on how dirty the wound is and how long it has been since your last shot.</p><ul><li><b>For a dirty wound</b> that has things like dirt, saliva, or feces in it, you may need a shot if: <ul><li>You haven't had a tetanus shot in the past 5 years.</li><li>You don't know when your last shot was.</li></ul></li><li><b>For a clean wound</b>, you may need a shot if: <ul><li>You have not had a tetanus shot in the past 10 years.</li><li>You don't know when your last shot was.</li></ul></li></ul></div><div class="HwSxDisposition HwSxDisposition_red" id="HwSxIdred"><div class="HwDispositionTop"> </div><h3 class="HwSxDispositionHeading">Seek Care Now</h3><div class="HwSxDispositionActionText"><p>Based on your answers, <b>you may need care right away</b>. The problem is likely to get worse without medical care.</p></div><div class="HwSxDispositionNextSteps"><ul><li>Call your doctor now to discuss the symptoms and arrange for care.</li><li>If you cannot reach your doctor or you don't have one, seek care in the next hour.</li><li>You do not need to call an ambulance unless: <ul><li>You cannot travel safely either by driving yourself or by having someone else drive you.</li><li>You are in an area where heavy traffic or other problems may slow you down.</li></ul></li></ul></div><div class="HwDispositionBottom"> </div></div><div class="HwSxDisposition HwSxDisposition_yellow" id="HwSxIdyellow"><div class="HwDispositionTop"> </div><h3 class="HwSxDispositionHeading">Seek Care Today</h3><div class="HwSxDispositionActionText"><p>Based on your answers, <b>you may need care soon</b>. The problem probably will not get better without medical care.</p></div><div class="HwSxDispositionNextSteps"><ul><li>Call your doctor today to discuss the symptoms and arrange for care.</li><li>If you cannot reach your doctor or you don't have one, seek care today.</li><li>If it is evening, watch the symptoms and seek care in the morning.</li><li>If the symptoms get worse, seek care sooner.</li></ul></div><div class="HwSxDispositionLinks"><div class="HwSxHomeTreatmentLink"><a data-hw-type="Symptom" data-hw-document-href="fhook" data-hw-section="aa116553" hw:section-href="aa116553" hw:document-href="fhook" hw:document-type="Symptom" href="?id=fhook#aa116553">HomeTreatment</a></div><div class="HwSxRelatedInformationLink"><a data-hw-type="Symptom" data-hw-document-href="fhook" data-hw-section="fhook-RelInfo" hw:section-href="fhook-RelInfo" hw:document-href="fhook" hw:document-type="Symptom" href="?id=fhook#fhook-RelInfo">RelatedInformation</a></div><div class="HwSxWhereToGoLink"><a data-hw-type="Symptom" data-hw-document-href="abs1987" data-hw-section="abs1988" hw:section-href="abs1988" hw:document-href="abs1987" hw:document-type="Symptom" href="?id=abs1987#abs1988">WhereToGo</a></div></div><div class="HwDispositionBottom"> </div></div><div class="HwSxDisposition HwSxDisposition_emergency" id="HwSxIdemergency_bleeding"><div class="HwDispositionTop"> </div><h3 class="HwSxDispositionHeading">Call <span class="HwSxEmergencyNumber">911</span> Now</h3><div class="HwSxDispositionActionText"><p>Based on your answers, you need emergency care.</p></div><div class="HwSxDispositionNextSteps"><p><b>Call <span class="HwSxEmergencyNumber">911</span> or other emergency services now</b>.</p></div><div class="HwSxDispositionAdditionalSteps"><p>Put direct, steady pressure on the wound until help arrives. Keep the area raised if you can.</p><p>Sometimes people don't want to call <span class="HwSxEmergencyNumber">911</span>. They may think that their symptoms aren't serious or that they can just get someone else to drive them. Or they might be concerned about the cost. But based on your answers, the safest and quickest way for you to get the care you need is to call <span class="HwSxEmergencyNumber">911</span> for medical transport to the hospital.</p></div><div class="HwDispositionBottom"> </div></div><div class="HwSxDisposition HwSxDisposition_emergency" id="HwSxIdemergency"><div class="HwDispositionTop"> </div><h3 class="HwSxDispositionHeading">Call <span class="HwSxEmergencyNumber">911</span> Now</h3><div class="HwSxDispositionActionText"><p>Based on your answers, you need emergency care.</p></div><div class="HwSxDispositionNextSteps"><p><b>Call <span class="HwSxEmergencyNumber">911</span> or other emergency services now</b>.</p><p>Sometimes people don't want to call <span class="HwSxEmergencyNumber">911</span>. They may think that their symptoms aren't serious or that they can just get someone else to drive them. Or they might be concerned about the cost. But based on your answers, the safest and quickest way for you to get the care you need is to call <span class="HwSxEmergencyNumber">911</span> for medical transport to the hospital.</p></div><div class="HwDispositionBottom"> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="HwNavigationSection HwSectionSpecialSection" id="sec-aa116553"><h2 class="HwSectionTitle" fingerprint="1d4dc8a4" fingerprint-exact="5c91135b">Self-Care</h2> <h3 class="HwSubSectionTitle" fingerprint="85041db9" fingerprint-exact="f5c192ea">Caring for a fishhook injury</h3> <p fingerprint="bfa0e9a7" fingerprint-exact="7604035e"> Here are things you can do at home to care for a fishhook injury. </p> <ul fingerprint="ca260f74" fingerprint-exact="531ce349"> <li>Stop the bleeding. <p>Wash your hands, and then put pressure on the wound for 15 minutes. </p></li> <li>Remove the fishhook if you can. <p>You may need to cut the fishing line and apply ice to numb the area. Then see if the barb is in the skin. If removing the fishhook is too painful, get medical care.</p><p><b>Do not try</b> to remove a fishhook (seek medical care instead) if any of the following are true:</p><ul><li>The fishhook is in or near an eye.</li><li>The fishhook is in a joint, in a bone, or deep in a muscle.</li><li>You are concerned that removing the fishhook may damage nearby blood vessels or nerves.</li><li>You are afraid to remove the fishhook.</li></ul></li> <li>Clean the cut or puncture wound after the fishhook has been removed. <p>Wash your hands, and then rinse the wound for 10 to 15 minutes with mild soap and water. </p></li> <li>Check to see if you need stitches. <p>If the wound is large or deep, or it opens with movement, it probably needs stitches.</p></li> <li>Put on a bandage. <p>Cover the area if you need to protect it from getting dirty or irritated. </p></li> </ul> <h3 class="HwSubSectionTitle" fingerprint="67548188" fingerprint-exact="676015a5">Caring for a fishhook eye injury</h3> <p fingerprint="70e2f2a4" fingerprint-exact="cf940b47"> Fishhook injuries to the eye are rare. When they occur, they can cause a serious injury, including blindness. Prompt emergency room or ophthalmology care is needed to remove the fishhook, prevent complications, and minimize damage from the fishhook. </p> <p fingerprint="6d3230be" fingerprint-exact="42d71c35">Do the following, and then <b>seek emergency care</b>: </p> <ul fingerprint="97b229bc" fingerprint-exact="851b2d9a"> <li>Do not try to remove a fishhook from an eye, eyelid, or near an eye. </li> <li>Do not put pressure on the eye. </li> <li>Cover the eye and fishhook with a metal patch, a cup, or even a paper cup. <p>Covering the eye prevents the hook from moving. </p><p>Be very careful not to put pressure on the hook or the eye. </p></li> <li>Cover the uninjured eye, if possible. <p>The injured eye will move less if the uninjured eye is covered. This may prevent further damage to the injured eye. </p></li> </ul> <h3 class="HwSubSectionTitle" fingerprint="c5b2b5b7" fingerprint-exact="1ca93d88">When to call for help during self-care</h3> <p fingerprint="0c6430b7" fingerprint-exact="37647145">Call a doctor if any of the following occur during self-care at home:</p> <ul fingerprint="f35b6376" fingerprint-exact="5aee6803"> <li>New numbness and tingling below the site of the injury.</li> <li>New pale, white, blue, or cold skin below the site of the injury.</li> <li>New signs of a skin infection, such as warmth, redness, swelling, pus, or a fever.</li> <li>Symptoms occur more often or are more severe.</li> </ul> <h3 class="HwSubSectionTitle" fingerprint="c9d246df" fingerprint-exact="236ac716">Learn more</h3> <div class="HwOptionalAll"> <div class="hwSecLinks"> <p fingerprint="5b88c69b" fingerprint-exact="82c27f2e"> <b>Over-the-counter medicines</b> </p> <ul fingerprint="4542ea6b" fingerprint-exact="94d6b388"> <li class="HwOptionalAny"> <a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="sid41443" data-hw-section="acq7537" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="sid41443" data-hwid="sid41443" hw:section-href="acq7537" href="?id=sid41443#acq7537">Acetaminophen</a> </li> <li class="HwOptionalAny"> <a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="sid35905" data-hw-section="acn3965" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="sid35905" data-hwid="sid35905" hw:section-href="acn3965" href="?id=sid35905#acn3965">Aspirin for Pain, Fever, and Inflammation</a> </li> <li class="HwOptionalAny"> <a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="pl1003" data-hw-section="acq7563" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="pl1003" data-hwid="pl1003" hw:section-href="acq7563" href="?id=pl1003#acq7563">Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)</a> </li> <li class="HwOptionalAny"> <a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="ad1205" data-hw-section="ad1206" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="ad1205" 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