by vahavta Edge Player

All the risks below are possibilities of the listed activity. They are listed in no particular order. Please do not consider it to be exhaustive or use it as your sole determining factor when it comes to your safety. Some risk possibilities must nearly always be considered; a few of these can be found here. Additionally, please note that the list below does not account for acts of intentional malice or for every complicating medical condition.

Possible mitigation strategies or more information sometimes appear under risks when given. These should not be considered solutions that bring a risk to 0%, nor should they be considered the only possible solutions or information. Likewise, lack of a mitigation strategy or research being listed does not mean none exists.

Infection and biohazard risk, including of STIs

Possible mitigation strategies: gloves, autoclave sterilization, baking in the case of barbed wire

Blood poisoning or infections such as MRSA (for either party, if any broken skin on top)

Possible mitigation strategies: glove-wearing, single-use of sharps,

Twitching/jumping leading to puncture or deeper cuts than imagined

Nerve damage, including--at points--cuts as small as 1/4 inch deep

Fainting at sight

Scars, which are not always predictable particularly depending on placement

parts of the body that move more are less likely to heal quickly and more likely to scar

possible scar risks include lack of ability to wear certain forms of clothing, loss of trust from doctors, keloid scarring which can be painful

Difficult-to-impossible to return bottom to normal state quickly after safeword use with some forms

Barbed wire-specific: galvanized wire can flake; stainless is safer

Coatings on hooks containing toxic materials

Needles: see Needles and Piercing