There will be blood once said pencil is removed, like most wounds with an embedded foreign object, the object is blocking the wound which is why you should never remove such an object but wrap and stabilize it then get medical help!
Well that depends, if the pencil is treated wood it'll repel water/blood, or it could've been cleaned off as blood tends to make some people sicker than seeing a pencil stuck through a foot, this for instance doesn't phase me but I'm also highly medicated at the moment so not much of anything bothers me.
Medically speaking, because bone was obviously not penetrated nor splintered, it should only take around 20-30 psi (that isn't a lot for a pencil tip, trust me) to puncture cleanly through skin. Just a friendly reminder that you are more destructible than you think.
Credit: 3rd year med student (I want to specialize in trauma, for those who care).
Yeah, I was thinking the weight of a person maybe jumping from a step or even running and tripping on something (then landing just right/just wrong) would create enough force for a pencil to puncture the skin. This is also one of those scenarios that had to happen just right for this outcome because pencils aren't the strongest objects.
Hmm yeah I didn't think that much force would be necessary, more that at most angles where this would happen naturally the pencil would snap first. @kenderoo thats really cool! how are you finding medicine?
Medicine (or more accurately, medical school) is exhausting but in the most satisfying way possible. For clinicals, I enjoy the emergency medicine rotation the best! The ER is so rewarding and I find that that's where I learn the most.
@captain_sparrow definitely think about it! It's super great job security, and very satisfying. Would you look into DO or MD? Either way, there are so many paths you can take and therefore is kind of for everyone who has the drive and desire. In undergrad, I double majored in Human bio (premed) and international relations. I'd highly suggest a double major or something else to round you out to pad your MCAT score.
I'm doing a bachelor of forensic biology rn (and I think it differs country by country, our admissions test for postgrad is GAMSAT) but I'd probably go for an MD. Thanks for the advice, it's still a bit of a far away possibility but it is something I'm very interested in
Most pencils are made of cedar wood. Cedar can be found by the Great Lakes. 2. Pencil lead is made from a form of carbon called graphite. I looked it up for you.
Credit: 3rd year med student (I want to specialize in trauma, for those who care).