This brave little boy was playing with the wooden spring door when it came off the hinges and fell on his little toe. He was lucky to have only a partially torn toenail and memory of excruciating pain when the door hit his toe.
When I asked him whether he was in pain, "No", he answered with tears still in his eyes. 
It was impossible to save his toenail and it came off with a little tug. You can see the toenail in the kidney dish (see photo). That's why I don't allow Clarissa or Christa to play with the kitchen cabinet doors! One could get those child-safe locks for kitchen cabinets from IKEA if you are afraid of you children taking out your groceries or cutlery and injuring themselves.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Partially Torn Toenail
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3 comments:
Thanks. Hope this blog would be helpful to those who have children.
Hi, discovered ur blog thru innit. Enjoy some of your writing, reminded me of my days as an a&e doctor.
speaking of medicine, did you cap the nail bed with the torn-off nail or did u leave it bare?
(hey, btw, the first commentor sounds like a spammer)
Hi, sisuahlai! Good to know that someone is reading my blog. The nail bed was protected with a sterile dressing with bactigras. It recovered nicely.
Ohh... I guess, I didn't notice he was spamming!
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