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You can close a head cut by crossing strips of hair and gluing them down. by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. This may be my favorite tip on treating a cut. Let’s say your son rises from under a table and conks his head or scratches his scalp with a nail. What technique you can you use for a head cut that you can’t use for any other cut? Hint: It applies only to head wounds. Another hint: You need hair. [... continue reading] 
Mouth cuts always get infected by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. You’re camping in a remote part of Alaska. The helicopter that brought you in won’t be back for days. You slip and hit a rock. Your front tooth cuts through your lip or cuts your tongue. What do you do? How do you treat a mouth cut or a tongue cut when no medical help is around? [... continue reading] 
by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. When to see a doctor for a cut? Crash. A brick flies through a window. Your spouse is cut and bleeding, but otherwise unhurt. The streets are jammed with rioters. There’s no ambulance available, and even if you could get to the hospital, it’s packed. Should you fight the crowd or stay put? The urgency of when to see a doctor for a cut depends on several things. [... continue reading] 
Curved suture needle and thread. by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. Do I need stitches, Doc? It’s a question patients who come in with cuts often ask me. Or something like, “I feel so silly wasting your time over a little cut.” So how do you know when to get stitches? [... continue reading] 
by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. If you don’t have antibiotic ointment, honey’s a great antibacterial for wounds. It kills bacteria and helps cuts, scrapes, burns and even ulcerated wounds heal, and there have been plenty of clinical studies to prove it.
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by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.
When you have a bad cut, all that bleeding can be scary, but how much blood you’re dripping isn’t necessarily an indicator of how bad the wound is—unless, of course, it’s a large amount. Here’s a better guide to figuring that out. [... continue reading] 
You can sometimes use duct tape to close a wound. (See step four.) by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. You’re cleaning up after the big storm. You’re wearing gloves but grab a pile of rubble that contains some sheet metal. Next thing you know, your glove is red with blood. You cannot get medical help. What do you do? Basics for Treating All Cuts, Scrapes, Gashes and Stab Wounds: 1. Stop the bleeding. Apply direct pressure. If it’s a cut finger, squeeze the wound with your other hand. With a larger area, push down with the base of your palm. Use a clean rag if available. Even if it’s a small artery, you can temporarily stop the bleeding by squeezing proximal (closest to the heart) to the wound. A tourniquet is a last resort. Direct pressure is always better if it works.
Be careful if you suspect a broken bone underneath. You don’t want to push too hard and move the bone out of place. As a rule, sharp [... continue reading] 
Arteries flow away from the heart (red). Veins flow back toward it (blue). by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. When trying to stop a cut from bleeding, you need to know how to tell the difference between a bleeding vein and a bleeding artery. Memorize this saying: Arteries spurt. Veins don’t. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to tissue. Veins drain the blood back to the heart to resupply it with oxygen. Arteries pump. Veins dump. Step 1: Apply pressure.
Step 2: Determine whether it’s an artery or vein. [... continue reading] |
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