Minor Injury, TMI, I'm a dummy (-) 

So while grabbing my ironing board today, apparently the runners on the bottom are very sharp. And I sliced my pinky finger but good.

Good enough that it left a bit of a flap. Ugh, it hurt pretty bad, too.

I've been keeping pressure and bandages on it, and I'm not bleeding through the bandages. I hope that means it's okay and will heal on it's own. It's very small, probably about 1 cm in length.

The last place I want to try to visit right now is the ER, and I'm thinking I don't need to. I hope.

I think.

Minor Injury, TMI, I'm a dummy (-) 

@Phorm The voice of"can't see the wound but concerned" would like to point out that of the wound goes bad you'll be at the hospital longer.

Seriously if that flap you're talking about is anything other than a small bit of loose skin ER is probably a good idea. Maybe call a nurse line and ask them?

Minor Injury, TMI, I'm a dummy (-) 

@Phorm (also fwiw I had I spend ~7 hours in the ER recently and it was fine)

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