The knife was sharp and not rusty. The patient was pivoting to answer a friend's question when he slipped and in the process of trying to maintain his balance cut his forearm. The patient slipped on wood shavings that covered the floor. Patient fell and landed on his buttocks. He denies any body parts when he fell.
Patient complains of throbbing pain around the site of the laceration.
He denies any type of pain in any of his other extremities, back, neck or hip. Patient also denies any dizzy senstion or vertigo. Patient up to date on his immunizations. Last tetanus boost at the age of 15. No obvious sign of debris in wound, 1cm area of edema surrounding the wound which is cool to touch.