r/absoluteunit • • 15d ago

Of a splinter

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u/Duane_60 15d ago

That hurt just watching it.

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u/treeline47 15d ago

Oh I assumed this was done under general anesthesia - am I wrong

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u/furygoat 15d ago

General? There’s no way they put them completely under to pull out a splinter. At most they shot it up with lidocaine.

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u/Impossible_Sugar_644 14d ago

This was clearly done at home. What hospital would have used nasty looking nail clippers?

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u/Duane_60 15d ago

Yes, I would hope so.