Does this warrant accident and emergency??

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Just accidentally caught my acrylic, the nail went completely backwards and now looks like this??

There’s also a clear fluid coming from it that you can see in the photo, very painful and seems to be swelling.

Not actually sure what I need to do next :(

Ouch!! Maybe call 111 and ask although honestly I'm not at all sure, i would want that looking at asap.

Ouch!! I’d bandage it up and take some painkillers, personally I wouldn’t think it needs a trip to A&E but I agree it looks really sore.

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I wouldn’t. Don’t think they could do anything. I’d cut the nail short to reduce risk of rebashing it. Surgical tape nail down. Bandage on top, again just to protect from repeated injuries. Take a painkiller.

Definitely needs looking at, do you have a minor injuries near you? I work in theatres and we do nail bed repairs after injuries like that a lot. Do you think the actual nail is damaged too?

Not an emergency tbh.

Wash with warm salty water, dry, put on non-adhesive dressing, take painkillers, see your nail technician tomorrow.

I did this and it got infected. Ended up in a&e with my whole nail being removed. Bathe in salt water and strap it up

No of course not, might warrant minor injuries visit though of it give you any issues.

It sounds and looks grim. But tbh I think many people are too quick to jump to A&E. Unless I was bleeding profusely, worried I was having a stroke or a heart attack or in obvious life threatening danger than I'd wait until the next day at least to see if it's any better. You could be waiting 4-8hrs in A&E 🥴

The U.K. really just needs walk in clinics where people can be seen to on the day for non-life threatening issues like that.

That does look incredably sore but as a PP said, what would they do anyway at A and E? Cut it down, bandage it up and take a pain killer. No point spending 6 hours waiting in A and E for that, it'll be busy there on a friday night

Ouch! But no. Look for a minor injuries centre and go tomororw

That’s not for a&e. It looks very painful but people going to a&e for things like this is one of the reasons hospitals are so out of control. I would go and see a pharmacist tomorrow for some advice x

No. Just clean it, cover it, be careful and see how it goes. It’s not an emergency.

I’ve cleaned it, bandaged it and taken painkillers! Fingers crossed the nail will survive 😔

Ouch!!! I would clean thoroughly with salt water, bandage it and see if you can go to out of hours tomorrow, they might want to prescribe antibiotics or something.

It needs attention. A&E need to have the authority to charge for attendances such as this. You did not need to have acrylic nails. You presumably paid £50 for the nails; at the very least you shoukd be charged £50 for sorting out the self inflicted mess. Same goes for infected piercings and tattoos.

…wins the most ridiculous reply I have ever seen on this website.

Take care. X

And why is it ridiculous. The role of the NHS is to deal with disease and genuine accidents. It shouldn't have to fund self inflicted harm in the name of vanity

This is an accident. A freak accident - I don’t know anybody who wears acrylics this has happened to. What next? Charging people for being in car crashes because they chose to buy and drive a car?

Don’t be silly Mercury. By your logic, hospitals shouldn’t treat anyone who was in a car accident (did they NEED to drive?) or fell off a ladder doing DIY or had a heart attack when they were dancing at a party.

It's a beauty treatment gone wrong. An entirely elective beauty treatment - not a car accident.

On the basis of the objections, I trust no HCP on MNet will ever complain again about a private patient being sent to A&E after problems arising from private surgery. Actually I think the insurance should cover that.

Getting into a car is elective. Extreme sports (or just sports in general) are elective. Getting drunk and falling over is elective. Climbing a ladder is elective. Would you charge for all these things? The accident rate for acrylic nails is going to be far lower than football/rugby 🤷🏼‍♀️ you’re being absurd.

@MercuryOnTheRise

"The role of the NHS is to deal with disease and genuine accidents. It shouldn't have to fund self inflicted harm in the name of vanity."

'On the basis of the objections, I trust no HCP on MNet will ever complain again about a private patient being sent to A&E after problems arising from private surgery. '

Both good points ^