How to stop the bleeding with cuts or scrapes

When it is necessary as soon as possible to seek medical help

Here are a few signsBleeding Cuts or Wounds wounds that need to see a doctor. In some cases, this may depend on your life. Do not hesitate.

1. The cut looks deep, bleeding heavily, and you can not stop the blood within 10 minutes. Here without options: either to urgently address the emergency room or call an ambulance.
2. The wound can be described by the word "yawning". The cut is deep and wide enough or has ragged edges.
3. Deep cut is located on the face. Even if it is safe, after it, if time does not stitches may remain unsightly scar.
4. You are bitten by an animal or a human. If you rubles gained a pet and scratch small, most likely, will not be trouble. But if we are talking about the unfamiliar sting of living creatures, it is better to see a doctor. Rabies after symptoms have already terminallyRabies and 100% lethal. But if the time to get vaccinated, death can be avoided.
5. Scratch or a cut made on the street, along with them into the wound got dirt, and thus you do not have vaccinations against tetanus. Either vaccine is, but from the time of vaccination has been more than 10 years. The causative agents of tetanus fall into the wound along with the dirt. Prediction more friendly than in rabies: when left untreated die
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6. Rana applied nail. especially rustyDeep Cut First Aid. These stab wounds are the most dangerous in terms of tetanus.
7. There are signs of infection. Hot flushed skin, edema, purulent discharge from the wound, fever, red lines under the skin in the area of ​​the cut - all this speaks of the infection. There is a chance that the body will cope on their own. If not, you face blood poisoning. It is lethal, if that.

However, whatever the cut - dangerous or safe - first aid begins with the same steps. You have to stop the bleeding. Well, or at least try to do it.

How to stop the blood with small cuts and what to do next

A brief guideCuts and scrapes: First aid to care for minor cuts and scratches look like.

1. Wash your hands

It is important not to bring into the wound infection. Suitable water with soap, gels, hand sanitizer, wet wipes. You can also wear sterile medical gloves, if they have at hand.

2. stop the bleeding

For minor cuts or scratches bleeding usually stops quickly on their own, so this step can be skipped. If the blood is still flowing, put on the wound with a clean piece of gauze or other fabric and press down slightly. Keep the bandage for a minute or two - most often this is enough.

If the hand is not the gauze, you can use the old-fashioned way - to put on the wound washed with water and a little crushed (to let the juice), plantain leaf. The juice of this plant contain binders, which in theory help to stop the bleeding. But definitive evidence for this yet: more research is needed.

Another life hacking: to stop the bleeding, the victim raise an arm or leg (if they are cut) above heart level.

Note: If the intensity of the bleeding does not stop within 10 minutes, remember the beginning of the text and immediately seek medical care.

3. Wash the wound with water

Of course, clean. The best option - warm water with soap.

Caution: do not use hydrogen peroxide or iodine. These agents can cause further irritation.

4. Gently remove from the wound dirt and debris

Most often they are washed with water still in the previous step. If clumps of dirt still remain, try to remove them using the processed alcohol tweezers.

Note: If we are talking about large splinters or if required to remove dirt effort, leave them alone. Overdone and still pulling too much, you run the risk of provoking a new bleeding. And not the fact that it can be stopped so easily. In this case, the wound should handle a doctor - a surgeon or a doctor on duty in the emergency room.

5. Apply to the wound antibiotic ointment or petroleum jelly

Both tools will help keep the skin moisturized. It is important not to have formed scars. And in addition, antibiotic reduces the risk of infection.

Note: sometimes the ingredients ointments may cause an easy rash. If you notice in yourself like, discontinue use of a particular tool. And consult with the therapist: he will offer a safer option.

6. Cover the cut bandage

It protects the wound from the new bacteria. If you hurt your finger or, for example, a hand, it is convenient to bandage. If you hit a wider part of the body, apply a gauze bandage and fix it with a plaster. Change the dressing 1-2 times per day until the wound has not healed.

Most cuts and abrasions heal completelyTaking Care of Cuts and Scrapes: The Basics for 7-10 days.

Note: If a cut or scrape quite small, leave them open - drag faster.

7. Watch the wound

If there are signs of infection (they are listed at the beginning of the text), consult a doctor.

Warning: do not ignore the infection. It is important.

How to stop the blood with a deep cut and what to do next

Deep cuts - it is dangerous. They may be affected by large blood vessels, and thus increases the risk of serious bleeding or blood contamination. To self-medicate in such cases is impossible. Therefore, proceed as follows.

1. call a doctor

If the cut is bleeding heavily, and (or) cause the victim much pain, call an ambulance. If the situation seems to be controlled, and generally tolerable, go to the emergency room or try to consult with your physician or surgeon on the phone.

2. Try to stop the bleeding

This must be done while you are waiting for an ambulance, or are preparing to march to the emergency room. Quickly rinse the wound with water (good to soap) to clean up the pollution and then, if the cuts remained large debris, apply a pressure bandage. A piece of clean gauze or tissue need to keep on top cut of about 5 minutes. Do not remove it beforeFirst AID: how to treat a cut: You can rip just formed a blood clot and bleeding only intensify.

If large fragments in the wound still there and they can not be washed away with water, do not try to get them out - it may intensify the bleeding. Let them pulls out a doctor (which you already going or to whom you hurry yourself). To make bleeding less, in this case, you can:

• Raise the affected part of the body above heart level.
• Impose on the injured limb tourniquet - 7-10 cm above the wound. Can be used as pharmaceutic harnesses and tourniquets and homemade - for example a belt or twisted-shirt. Note the time of tourniquet (the same marker on the skin). Do you have 1-2 hours to get to a medic.

3. If the bleeding was stopped, treat the wound with antiseptic ointment,

Do not go deep into the cut: it is enough to handle the edges. Then apply on the wound sterile matter - bandage or gauze.

4. Look forward to seeing your doctor

Again, we recall with deep cuts is required.