I riped my foot open, HELP?!


Question: I riped my foot open, HELP!?
I am 13, and I was in the bathroom!. I was facing the bathtub and stepped back a couple of steps, and behind the tub is the sink, and there are cubbards under it!. (the usual sink type thing) and the cubards are sharp!. I somehow managed to get the heel of my foot wedged in between then and it riped a really deep gash in my heal!. it is a bout 1 1/2 inches long!. I am home alone at the moment and don't know what to do!. we just ran out of bandages last night because i cut my fingers on accident!. (i am kind of accident prone) So now i cleaned the cut but it will not stop bleeding no matter what i do!. And it is so painful i practically can't walk!.

Help me please if you can!. I don't know what to do!. you would think that with all of my accidents i would know what to do!. but i don't!. so please help me!. Much thanks in advance!!! Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
GO TO A DOCTOR!.!.
If no one is home with you call your closest parent and tell them and get them to come take you right away!. It sounds pretty deep and bad so you don't want to go without medical help!.

To ease your mind- pay no attention to Heelfan5!. They don't know what they are talking about!. Mesothelioma is a lung cancer you get from working with asbestos material, not from cuts!. Since asbestos is removed from many buildings and at 13 it is unlikely you've ever worked with it you can't get it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

1st clean the cut so it does not get infected, then to stop the bleeding you need to apply alot of pressure to it, its gonna hurt but thats ok, just keep holding pressure on it and it will stop bleeding, then you can decide with your parents wether you need to go to the hospital or not when they get home, and stay off the foot for nowWww@Answer-Health@Com

Call your mom or dad at work, or try calling a relative, if you can't get ahold of any close relatives or your parents and its really bad dont feel bad to call 911 and tell them whats happening, if you have no bandages, get a old rag or a white tshirt you dont want and rap it tight around your foot and hold it or get a tie

good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com

Call parents or neighbour or anyone who you know will be in and can come round quickly!.

ring 911!. a wound like that will need proper medical attention!. Wrap a tea towel (or towel) round it to stunt the bleed abit!.
Please ring 911/999 (wherever you are, uk or usa) and tell them its urgent!.

congrats on being so brave though, i would be screaming and crying and shaking, i wouldnt have even been able to type!.
xxxWww@Answer-Health@Com

wash it in the tub with cold water as it will constrict the veins then apply pressure with a towel or a lot of paper towel and just hold it on there as tight as possible for 15 minutes!. and then see if its still bleeding clean it with rubbing alcohol and anti bacterial cream!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

1] use a clean, dry washcloth or towel, and apply pressure to it!.
2] call an adult neighbor, relative, or friend to come help you [ ask them to grab bandages if they have them ]
3] elevate leg above your heart
4] contact parents
5] go to ER if necessary
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Okay, grab some toilet paper or paper towels or even a towel, apply pressure to the cut with this!. If the bleeding does not stop after applying adequate pressure, you need to call someone to come get you and take you to the ER!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

get something,like a towel and rap it on your foot,Make sure it is tight !.That will help stop the bleeding!.It sounds as if you may need a few stitches,can you call mom or Dad or even a neighbor to take you to the Dr to have it looked at!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

Holy fuckeroons! XD
Tie a CLEAN rag or a shirt or something around it and don't touch it!.
Wait for your mom to get home!.
Or call her at work or her cell if she has one!.
Don't walk, just sit down all day till your parents get home!.


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The best thing to do is go to the hospital and get stitches!. if you cant do that you can pinch the cut back together and super glue it back together!. It sounds nasty and it hurts a little but it works!. I have done this many times to my self!. good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

put alot of pressure on it!. that should stop the bleeding!. if the gash is really deep then you should go to the emergency room to get stiches!. make sure to put peroxide on it to clean out any of the germs that might have gotten in there!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You need to call your parents!. If it isn't stopping bleeding, you most likely need stitches!. Call a relative to come over and look at it, most adults can judge whether or not you would need stitches!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

It cant be bleeding too badly if you had the time to sit down and write an entire plea for help!? :) put some pressure on it, drink some sugar water so you dont pass out, and ask your neighbors for some help!.!.!.!.:)Www@Answer-Health@Com

Use a washcloth to apply pressure until the bleeding stops!. Keep it on there, don't keep taking it off to check!. If it bleeds through then put another cloth on top of it!. And keep pressing down!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

wrap it up in a towel, and prop your foot up above the level of your heart!. If it doesn't stop in a few mins you have to call for help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

seek medical attention! Call your mom! Do you have neighbors!?
Wrap your foot with a sock or something tight to stop the blood flow!.
Hope this helpsWww@Answer-Health@Com

That is a serious infection!. You could get the disease mesothelioma!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Call your parents and go to a doctor ASAP!.
be careful with that cut!.!. it might become infected!.
and get some bandaidsWww@Answer-Health@Com

call 911Www@Answer-Health@Com

ring your mum!?!? or some one u know

or wait till they get back!?!?

use common sense loveWww@Answer-Health@Com





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