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If you suffered a deep cut or wound and couldnt go to the hospital, whats the best way to take care of it? |
If you suffered a deep cut or wound and couldnt go to the hospital, whats the best way to take care of it? That depends on how deep the wound really is. If you've cut yourself deeply enough so that there are tendons, muscle, or bone exposed, a trip to the doctor, hospital, or walk in clinic isn't really optional. Some large cuts should not be sealed together, as they have to be cleaned repeatedly during the healing process to avoid infection ( a process which can be painful). Some require wet to dry packings (in really large wounds). If it's less then 2 inches and not that deep, then I'd go with the steri strips that others are suggesting. Steri strips (I think that's what they are called - they are like butterfly stitches). If you can't go to the hospital - which you probably should - you should go to speak to a chemist at the local chemists who will be able to advise you. Go to the chemist and get SteriStrips. Clean wound well and apply, using the strips to hold the edge of the cut together. watch the movie Rambo for ideas. flush the wound out with water, use a gentle antiseptic, savlon spray then use steri strips or make butterfly stitches from a normal plaster put a plaster on it i dont recommend it but when my dad cut his hand quite badly once he was too busy to go to hospital or the chemist so he used super glue!!! apparently its the same stuff the doctors use to glue people together, i have to say it worked a treat!! go to the hospital in the minor injuries. Good luck I would clean it out well with peroxide and apply an antiseptic. If it is bleeding, apply pressure to the site. If it is deep, I would suggest you see a doctor right away. if it is a deep wound do not attempt to steristrip it without it being seen by a nurse or doctor. If you try and close a dirty or infected wound it will abscess and rupture. You may be better leaving it to heal by secondary intention (from the bottom up)if you really are stuck. sealing in infection is a no-no. You could end up losing that body part as a worse case scenario. You are also at risk of tetanus and septacaemia and MUST have this looked at. In a survival situation why can't you get to hospital??? try the doctors??? ....keep it clean firstly...sterile water....a bandage!! Don't just leave it...you could end up getting a nasty infection....and end up getting seriously ill...or left with a nasty looking scar! Not nice! First thing I would do it with a clean towel or cloth put as much pressure on the wound as possible, dont put water on it. Wash it thoroughly with soap and water. If it got dirty during the injury you may want to soak it in a solution of water, betadine, and peroxide for 20 minutes. I'm tempted to say: "...have a friend kidnap a surgeon and bring him around, just no cops, please..." super glue First of all, apply pressure till the bleeding is stopped, then clean with peroxide. Next there are bandages out there called butterfly bandage it works like a stitch and holds the two edges of the cut together. Next put a light gauze dressing over the top. |
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