I jammed my hand into my bag the other day and stabbed it on my mechanical pencil. It started bleeding and now I'm pretty sure there's a piece of lead embedded within it. Any ideas to get it out? I'd prefer not to use a needle or anything painful.
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since its not "lead" anymore, its not poisonous at all, if its bothering you go to the dr, if its not...It can really be left there, I had done the same thing when I was 10 yrs old, I can still see the spot where I jabbed myself lol
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Lead isnot allowed for use in any childrens toys. It may be a good idea to have him checked out anyhow by a doctor to ensure the marble doesn't cause a blockage in his intestines. Best of luck to you both!
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Not to frighten you, but I would make a trip to the ER.  Even if it was a tiny fragment, it could become trapped in your intestinal tract and cause trauma, bleeding or an infection.  If it was me or someone I care about, I would insist on getting checked out by a doctor to prevent any potentially health or life threatening problems.
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If the magnet was not strong enough to actually magnetize the knife blade, then no harm has been done.  If the knife blade does have a magnetic field on it, then it can possibly pick up very small particles of iron when it is used.  These are very small iron filings.  They may be almost too small to see with just the naked eyeball (without using a magnifying glass).\n\nIf the blade is used with iron filings on the blade, it will tend to become dull faster than if it is used without these.  As long as the blade is occasionally and carefully wiped with an oiled rag, this will remove the iron and no harm will be done.
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I remember once having a teacher give us a copy of a multiple choice test, telling us that that would be the EXACT test.\n\nWhat did I do?  I took a Magic Rub eraser and systematically punched holes in it with my mechanical pencil.  Each row of pinpricks would represent an answer to a question.  1 hole for an A, 2 for a B, 3 for a C, and so forth.  If anyone else saw it, they wouldn't suspect anything at all because they wouldn't know the orientation of the rows. How'd I do on the test?  A+!\n\nFor you, I'd say this.  Have your group sit within visible distance of each other's hands.  Whatever signals you use, don't make noise of any sort.  Wave your pencil sideways "x" times to signal the question number.  Nod the pencil up and down "x" times to signal the answer (1 for a, 2 for b,c, or d).  Then have a "reset" signal in case you incorrectly signaled something, maybe scratch your head.
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Hi there\n\nPlease go see your local doctor. What you have is a complication from taking blood. With any procedure there is risks. \n\nHere the nurse has inserted the needle and a few things could have occurred - \n\n1. the needle has gone through the vein and pierced your nerve which will give you a pins and needles sensation, usually going away in a week.\n\n2. the needle has gone through the vein and instead of blood being able to be withdrawn into the needle, it has leaked into the surrounding tissue near your elbow joint.\n\nYou describe the latter problem to a certain degree. When there is pressure caused by the leaking of blood, this will affect circulation to anything that is distal to it - in simple terms this means your hand will be cooler, maybe slightly darker in color.. your nailbeds may not be the same pink color but dusky/dark compared to the other arm. Also due to pressure you may experience more pins and needles or pain. The blood that has leaked into the tissues will eventually be absorbed into your body again but you are looking a few weeks away. Potentially if the tear in the vein is large, the blood wont stop leaking and pressure will continue to happen... acting like a torniquet in your elbow area. If the complications you are experiencing continue, then potentially an operation is needed to relieve the pressure and fix the bleeding point.\n\nBasically, go to your doctor so that he can see a baseline view of your arm and symptoms. If they get worse then an ultrasound of your arm will be necessary to assess the problem more accurately so that the apprpriate intervention can be put in place.\n\nUnfortunately this is a common occurrence of taking blood, although your symptoms describe it a bit more serious.\n\nGood luck
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Place it in an asbestos sleeve...that should cool it off for a while so it doesn't burn a hole in your pocket.  :)
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Throw it out, now!!!!  You are obviously having a dangerous reaction to the product.\n\nCheck with your doctor on something that would be less intrusive.\n\nBest of luck!
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being that it is wax I am assuming that it is malleble.  So why dont you just take a pencil or something and start gently scraping at it until you get a good hold.  When its stuck to the pencil/whatever start gently pulling.  Be sure not to poke too strongly or forcfully.  You do not want it to get stuck farther or destroy any part of the ear. Also, be sure it is a  skinny object, using your finger is only gonna make it worst.
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Tie the tip with a string! That ought to stop it... including it's blood circulation! Heh... what ya know? A 2-in-1!
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Yes, Papermates are good!\n\nAnyway, the reason they squeak can easily be found in looking at the two's tips. Think about a fingernail scratching a chalk board, and about a baseball being rubbed down a chalk board. Which would be more irritating? The lead pencil's main attraction is also its downfall. The ever-sharp point on it causes the lead to scratch against the paper as well as write on it, which causes that screech. Regular pencils are cone shaped and don't have a perimeter about them.\n\nLead: |_|\nRegular: V\n\nThe regular forces you to use the sides, and the middle wears down to a nice rounded point after a very small amount of time. The lead's point wears away faster than the sides do, so you can't wear them down.\n\nIf you can't stand the scritchy scratchy sound, try giving the pencil a good rubbing down on scratch paper, the margin of your paper, or even your jeans. Never do tests with a fresh piece of lead; try to do these with traditional pencils instead.
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Yes, needles can damage tissue...but there is a "but" to this haha...they can damage the tissue inside your arm if you are repeatedly pricked by a needle in the same spots over and over again, but other than that shots are normal...but yeah, you feel the pain from the needle because the metal is slicing through your otherwise intact skin and that excites your nerve endings...but you are just feeling a little ill from the medicine that was in the shot I think...just get some rest and drink plenty of fluids and take an Advil or something and you should be fine
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I take a sterile Needle and stick it into the splinter and pull it out, hurts a bit
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Last Sunday I sharpened a pencil but there wasn't any batteries in the thing so I just manually twisted my pencil around in it.  As for the type in your picture, I haven't used one of those since I was in school back in 1983.
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Was the cotton ball that you think was wrong bloody?? Was there any blood on it at all?? If not the answer is NO. Relax and take a deep breath!!
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I recently received the shot as well after being punctured through the hand by someone. I had the same pain, like I had been punched very hard. It took about 3 days for the pain to stop. It's normal!
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Take SILICEA in 6X potency hourly, its a Homeopathic remedy and it will bring out the embedded needles out the way they went in, In getting rid of foreign objects out of the body it perform miracles and without any pain , discomfort, side effects or complications. Truly a gem of a remedy in bring out wood splinters, glass shreds bullets and slugs. Read more about it by clicking the link :- http://homeoint.org/books/boericmm/s/sil.htm\n100% cure guaranteed, and please let everyone know that it worked the way I said its going to work and without any side effects or complications and you can decide after being cured whether Homeopathy is Placebo or for real  :-) . Nothing works better trust me !\nTake Care and God Bless you !\n\nP.S\nAnd you can disregard any biased comments about Homeopathy till you have tried and got cured of your suffering exactly the way as I have said above :-)\nTake care