I cut my finger on glass, help!?!
Question: it bled for like 10 minutes... it is kind of deep, it happened yesterday, i like didnt peel the skin off...and today you can kind of tell where the blood is under the skin and it is raised, the edge of it is like a dried blood color...i cleaned it with hydrogen peroxide..WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO???thanks:]
Answers: it bled for like 10 minutes... it is kind of deep, it happened yesterday, i like didnt peel the skin off...and today you can kind of tell where the blood is under the skin and it is raised, the edge of it is like a dried blood color...i cleaned it with hydrogen peroxide..WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO???thanks:]
Well if it happend yesterday, it is too late for stitches. However it is not too late for the laceration to get infected. First off stop using the Hydrogen Peroxide. It is a pretty bad disinfectant to be using on deep cuts. As it prevents blood clotting, and can destroy tissue. From here on out if you need to just keep it clean by washing it with soap and water.
After it is clean then cover it with a dry sterile dressing, being sure to change it every day. If at any time the laceration shows signs and symptoms of infection (Hot to touch, red, inflammed, very painful) do not hesitate to go to the doctor for treatment. Good Luck!
you might need stitches. go see your doctor. put neosporin on it.
i cut my finger once pretty deep, i mean i could see white stuff when i bent my finger but didn't have time to go see dr or go to er. so this is what i did...
if it's a cut on the top of your finger, here's what you can do. take a plastic utensil (break of the top part) or popsicle stick and tape your finger to it. tape the cut closed and keep it clean and dry. leave it in the splint for about two weeks and it will heal up on it's own. mine did and i don't even have a scar from it.
you should wash your finger on a clean water.. then roll a piece of cloth on that finger so that it will stop bleeding...
It depends on how deep the cut is. If its a quarter inch deep than I would hope that you decide to go to the doctors. infection could set in under the drie blood and if it's less than quarter inch than I wouldn't worrie too much, just keep on doing what your doing with the peroxide every day until it looks very clean and also put alcohol as well and it may sting but alcohol is a must for deep cuts and kills deep down germs. Bandage it up good and then repeat process every day for best results. Hope this helps.