How to Treat Cuts & Scrapes | First Aid Training

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If your cut or scrape is bleeding for more than ten minutes or spurting, you're gonna want to call 911; you're gonna need some extra help with that. If the cut is more than one-fourth inch long or deep, you're gonna want to talk to your doctor or seek medical treatment; you may need stitches for that. So what do you do? Get the person away from any kind of danger; you're gonna want to clean the wound. Start by cleaning your own hands Whenever there is a break in the skin there is a risk for an infection so if your hands are clean you won't be spreading infection to this open wound. So you clean it with soap and water; if there's any kind of dirt, or grit, or particles, or pebbles, you're gonna want to get those out. Usually just with a wash cloth; rubbing with get it out. It doesn't feel that great but it will get all that stuff out. You don't want to leave it in there because that could lead to infection as well. If you have squeezers, you can wash them in alcohol and try to pluck all that stuff out. Once everything is clean and there's no more grit or dirt or sticks or anything like that you're gonna want to put some antibiotic ointment on there and you're gonna want to wanna cover it up with a bandage. If the bleeding soaks through, just put another pad or another piece of gauze or another clean cloth on top. Don't peek through and see what's going on; just keep it on top of there and hold it for a good 10 minutes. If the bleeding goes more than 10 minutes or starts to spurt, you need to call for help right away. You're gonna want to change the bandage once a day or whenever it gets wet or it gets dirty just to take sure that no infection, nothing can get in there to start an infection. If you haven't had a tetnus shot in a while or you're not sure when you've had your last tetnus shot, you're gonna want to talk to your doctor about getting a booster. Once the wound has been covered and you've been watching it everyday, if you see any signs of infection like puss, redness, swelling, or people getting the chills or fever or anything that's out of the ordinary you're gonna want to talk to your doctor and see what you can do about that.

[deborahthomas]

The thumbnail fooled me. I thought this was a demonstration 😂😭

[JoseGarcia-bpsr]

Who else is here because they fell off their bike?

[DoomFinger]

What you do in the first hour after getting injured usually sets the stage for how the whole healing process will go. Best to immediately clean the wound (NO ALCOHOL use saline or clean water and soap), place a thin coat of neosporin (with pain relief ointment) or vasaline on the scrape, then cover with a NON-STICK gauze or bandage.

One big myth people follow is letting the wound get air. Don't do that, it promotes scarring and infection. Wounds heal faster and cleaner in a moist environment. As long as the skin isn't turning white (which means it's retaining too much water) always keep it covered and apply a thin coat of neosporin (with pain killer ointment) 1-2 times a day.

[Simontrxly]

im watching this while my leg is stinging and bleading like crazy lol ooouch

[asdf]

oh, i thought u gonna show us a demonstration

[yolo_liv]

I just sitting bleeding go ahead video buffer see if. I care

[Nictastic]

The word spurt make me uncomfortable. Lol

[mialutz]

Other people: “who’s here because they fell off their bike?”
Me: stubs toe on rock and has a giant chunk of skin missing
Update: I’m here again cause I tripped over a crack and I sprained my ankle and destroyed my knee😀

[valaa.a]

I was walking home from school and tripped on air, now I’m here.

[kickfox]

"if it is spurting call 9-1-1 you're going to need a little help with that" nahhh shit i just thought it would clogs itself and we could all go skipping along.

[nrcissism]

Ok this was somewhat helpful, but calling is is way too much for a scrape bro

[jaidenlynch]

I have a scrape and it hurts bad but now it hurts less because you can just rub some neosporin on it and it should heal. Thats what i did

[jukio]

Is it okay to leave the bandage on for the entirety of the healing process, so long as it doesn't leak fluid, get wet or get dirty?

[restinpeacelol]

I was playing with my friend today when I was walking home from school and I tripped on the concrete sidewalk, and got a scrape on my elbow. I already got it disinfected and such, and now I’m fine. I’m just here to see other ways people did it!

[hayden]

I fell off a bike going REALLY fast.... Ouch!

[yiwen]

I fell off my scooter and I didn't try to get the dark stuff off before I put a bandage now I'm scared

[shirazraz]

this saved my friend's life thank you so much

[lottewright]

I was messing in a little stream with my friend and I have a little cut on my foot I don't want it to get infected this helped ty!

[siulmolina]

"who else fell off their bikes"
Me: trying to do a manual down a hill

[Bababy]

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