How to treat .22 rifle wounds?

Question:

i am 14 and my father said i could use his brand new .22 cal rifle to play with while he went out to dinner. i didnt reall yknow how to use it. so i while i was trying to reload it it went off and it hit me in the foot. he isnt home yet but my foot really hurts like a bad thing. it is bleeding alot so i just poured water on it and hydrogen paraxide and wrapped it in a towell. but i was wondering how i should take the bullet out of my foot. pleas keep in mind i can't walk around to get things. should i jsut take some advil!?? HELP!

Answers:
you are officially the dumbest kid alive... call the ER..

you need to go the the emergency room asap!

You need to call 911. Unless there is someone who can drive you to the hospital call 911 GET OFF THE COMPUTER

You should definitely go to the hospital right away, and not try to treat it yourself.

If your serious, call 9-1-1. Or your parents. dont try anything, as it may risk further injury.

wow genius...take that towel, wrap it around your foot and hold it really tight against your foot. then lay on your back and keep your foot above your heart. stay that way for about 10 minutes or so. then if the bleeding stops for the most part look on the other side of your foot and see if there is another hole, if there is then you just have to heal. if not...then you just have to heal. unless you wanna tell your dad what you did. take some advil, but read the label and make sure you take the right amount

I suggest you call for an ambulance if you can't get your father on the phone. You can't treat this kind of wound yourself, and will need medical treatment. There's more damaged than just the skin, you know? Don't take anything in the meantime. Keep it wrapped up and try to prop it up while you are waiting for help to arrive.

you need medical attention. if your parents have a cell phone, call them. or, call 911. don't do anything to it, you could make it worse.

You need to get off your behind and get to the hospital! And dont make any stops in dark allys! Or outside of liqour stores! And most importantly dont piss off guys with a .22 rifle!

call 911 Now

Ahh that's gonna hurt. it will probably stiffen up and get infected.
Your probably gonna need medical attention and to tell your father. If you are bleeding profusely right now and can't stop the bleeding, 911 is a good option.

Ahh still hard headed, well take it from someone who has already tried this at home. If the blood poison sets in and stiffness and pain starts oozing up your leg. Eventually telling your parents you have a problem won't be an issue

First of all... if you're for real.... you are a freaking stud. A 14 year old shoots himself in the foot...pours some hydrogen peroxide on it.... and logs into YouQA.com to find out if John Freakin' Wayne can tell him how to dig out the shell. Your father will be proud. High Five, kid. Now... quit being such a bad @ss and call 911. YOU JUST SHOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT.!

and you arent crying while typing this?? amazing.. here's what... leave your foot open and stare at it until your dad come home

Chances are you will get an infection in your foot. This could lead to very serious conditions including the amputation of your foot or leg. Tell your father or mother right away. Go to a hospital for treatment and x-ray to find the bullet and see if any bones or ligaments were broken.

Nevermind that you might get in trouble, you should call 911 immediately! You could die from loss of blood, get a fatal infection, suffer nerve loss, might even have to have your foot amputated if a bad infection sets in. Do not wait any longer! Believe me, your parents will think you are much for foolish for waiting, rather than calling for help. Your father is very foolish for leaving you alone with access to a firearm.

Listen kid, first off...

You NEVER fire a weapon with in city limits for any reason beyond self defense!

Second, when caring for a weapon, you NEVER point the barrel of the weapon at any extremity of yours. (Extremity is an arm, foot, etc.)

Third, if you do not know how to properly use a rifle or any other firearm well then you should NEVER pick it up until you learn how to use it!

Since you shot yourself in the foot, I'd say that you don't know how to use a firearm properly.

First-aid for a gunshot would is as how everyone has said.

Call 911!

Then take clean cloths, towels & such, and apply to the wound. Do not elevate it it. Keep presure on the wound. Do this until medical help has arrived.

If your good at multitasking, call you dad (if he has a cell phone) and tell him what you did.

Here's the thing, he's going to find out anyway and how are you going to explain a bullet wound anyway. Any sort of explaination you come up with will be "shot down" by any medical professional. And your dad will take you there anyway once he see's the blood and the hole in your foot.

And if you don't do this your foot will get an infection, a serious infection. Hydrogenperoxide will disinfect the wound...but only to a degree. It cannot handle all forms of infection, like gangreen. You can loose your foot because of infection.

So if you haven't made the call by the time you've read my post--then do it.

The people on this site are as stupid as the kid who wrote this question...althought it is kind of entertaining...Good story kid.Maybe if you drink half a gallon on bleach and two shots of lysol, it will help take your mind off of it...good luck...

You need to go to the hospital now. Call 911 and get some help.Don't worry about your parents being mad,accidents can happen.I can;t believe your dad let you play with a gun.I think some one is not telling the truth here.If you can't walk how can you be on your computer?

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