How to treat a cut
Cut your finger or hand? Don’t worry! Heal your cut faster with three easy steps: Cleanse – Protect – Heal. Also, find out how to stop the bleeding, recognise infections and when a cut may need stitches.
While preparing dinner, repairing things, or gardening, cuts can happen to all of us. A cut is an opening in the skin caused by a sharp object like a knife, a work tool or even a piece of paper. A cut may penetrate deep into the skin, which could lead to strong bleeding and leave a scar.
Children can be particularly anxious when they cut themselves. Here’s how to care for little people’s cuts:
Cut your finger or hand? Don’t worry! Heal your cut faster with three easy steps: Cleanse – Protect – Heal. Also, find out how to stop the bleeding, recognise infections and when a cut needs stitches.