Clostridium infection (the lead in pencils is actually graphite (carbon)).
Do be careful out there. Tongue firmly in cheek, Donna

-----Original Message-----
From: Connolly, Brett [mailto:brett_connolly@merck.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 12:55 PM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE: "stupid" questions


	I'm sorry I missed the stupid question post. I must have deleted it
based on the subject line.

	My question:  
	If I accidently lop off my hand with an old, rusty steel microtome
blade and then jam a #2 pencil into the severed artery to stop the bleeding,
should I be more concerned about possible lead poisoning or a Clostridium
tetani infection?

Brett