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Originally Posted by Albert Clark
A doctor should know exactly what happened also bc he may want to treat you prophylactically based on the mechanism of injury.
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Savannah..I did not stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but I am an ER doc, so take this info however you'd like. You will be bruised and pretty sore. Albert is correct about potential infection, however...prophylactic antibiotics are not indicated or recommended. There is no evidence that they are of any benefit. Just keep an eye on the wound. Keep it clean, watch for spreading redness (cellulitis)/red streaking (lymphangitis). Obviously, if you have a purulent discharge from a puncture site, get in to see your doc, you could have a retained foreign body (tooth) with infection. Otherwise, no worries. You just got beat up a bit.
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