or clothing fibers into the foot. In this article, we discuss how to carry out first aid for this injury, when to seek medical help, if a rusty nail causes tetanus, and how to recover at home.

Dr. Druck: I think so. Let's hear it, Scot. Interviewer: I was out hiking, or maybe I was working, and I stepped on a rusty nail. It went through my boot, and it just barely broke the skin on my foot.

and the famous rusty nail can deliver that nasty staph infection deep into your foot. Each of these potential foot injuries has a safety feature created to stop it: Crushing injuries are answered ...

He looked down and noticed a six-inch, rusty nail had penetrated his shoe and was sticking out of the top of his foot. Being a diabetic patient with nerve damage he could not feel a thing.