In a time before everyone had cellphones, we went camping. I was young and playing around the dock when I stepped on a nail.
The nail went deep into the meat of the foot but not all the way through. I vigorously complained until I noticed the nail was slightly rusty.
I had a met girl earlier in the summer who had lockjaw and said that it was caused by something rusty. She told me she had Tetanus.
I promptly told everyone that I could have tetanus and that I should go to the hospital to check it out but everyone dismissed my prognosis.
The adults decided the best thing to do was to continue drinking beer and chain smoking by the dock while occasionally looking my way.
Nowadays, everyone would whip out their cellphones and be a world-class expert on Tetanus within 5 minutes.
I'm not sure which option is better.