How to Treat Cuts and Grazes - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance

A St John Ambulance trainer shows you how to treat a cut or a graze. These simple first aid steps will show you how to clean a wound, apply pressure and raise the wound. These essential first aid skills will help you to treat people with minor injuries.

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[islawaltham]

I’m only here because I want to learn to help people when they are hurt

[kermitthefrog]

They said "Clean the wound" then proceeded to clean everywhere EXCEPT for the wound and then dressed it with all the bacteria and a very high risk for infection. Good Job 👍

[solaraproject]

Correction! You must first clean the Wound before applying Gauze, if possible, do not use alcohol as this damages tissues as it cleans. a better option would betadine! when cleaning, it is ideal to clean an inch of the surrounding area the wound as well. after cleaning the wound, you then apply the appropriate amount/size of Gauze and apply appropriate pressure.

[DinoMum]

Very helpful video.
Highly recommend each household know first aid basic do’ and dont’s
Thank you

[_pee]

ty 4 this video, I saved a life because of this

[leonemaledetto]

This video is almost entirely accurate, thank you for posting it. I'd also recommend using some disinfectant before applying a sterile dressing to minimise the risk of infection. It is after all the fist cause of death in hospitals!

[zoehancock]

The patient was holding a pad on the wound when the first aider was cleaning the area, so the actual area immediately around the cut and the cut itself was not cleaned. Is this correct? Seemed odd to me.

[sharithefirefly]

Is it bad I am hoping someone gets hurt so I can help them?

[users]

If you cover the wound with gauze it doesn't heal. You also would have to keep it dry, which can be hard to do so.

[buckmajor]

Is sterile dressing only for smaller wounds? If the wound is lacerated do we use dressing around the wound then bandage?

[cojoe]

When mom's away and your little brother goes biking

[razorblade]

Admit it, you are all here because you are learning to help when situations like this occurs

[dragossebastianiancu]

What if i don't have 4 pieces of material to complete this procedure?

[mixnix]

1. Clean the wound
2. Disinfect the wound
3. Bandage the wound

[alexp]

So you don’t put anything on it like antibiotic gel?

[mtbtslove]

What can we do after some days hand become heavy

[miu]

Why dont you do suture when its a cut wound?

[mystashat]

I just run it under tap water for a few seconds then dry it, never failed.

[jacobdrj]

What is the best thing to clean the wound with. It is my understanding that Hydrogen Peroxide is no longer considered appropriate. Should iodine or alcohol be used? Triple antibiotic perhaps? Just soap and water?

[gtgodbear]

I just got a deep laceration all the way to the bone in the webbing between my thumb and pointer finger. I really should have went it the ER and got a liquid Stitch because its still open. I fell backwards from a crouching position and jamed my thumb in a spray paint cap. I didn't notice it until I saw blood spraying all over everything. I didn't know the caps were that sharp. I should sue the cap company for not having a warning of the sharpness😂. Sad thing is I could probably win.