k i just got home from this beach and i was there with my friend and i cut my toe on this sharp *** rock and it blead a lot and so i put a band aid on it and washed it out and i just got home and took off the bandaid and its still a very deep cut and it looks like its all white underneath my skin right around my whole cut im only a kid so i cant drive to the hospital to check it out and my parents r at work til 5 so i was wondering if any1 knew what this was??
2006-08-28 03:18:49 · 15 answers · asked by sobey6623 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
and the cut seems to be getting wider apart and i dont have any bandaids to put on it?? any ideas on what i should do?
2006-08-28 03:20:11 · update #1
any duct tape, rap that around it for real. call your parents please and tell them, they can take time off of work or find a friend to bring you to the Dr.
2006-08-28 03:23:43 · answer #1 · answered by bobsdidi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find something else to put on it. The important thing isn't to have a bandaid in particular, but to keep the cut from getting dirty; that's what causes infections. I would also try to keep it closed, as this would prevent it from getting dirty and keep it from bleeding (however you should wash it out first). If I were you I wouldn't have taken that bandaid off in the first place, but whatever.
2006-08-28 10:23:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's white because you had been in the water and a cut will do that, especially in salt water. Can you get some bacitracin or other antibiotic to put on the wound? It may required stitches, but if you wait until tonight, chances are they won't put them in. Now, you can get a clean sterile cloth and put around the wound, pulling it close together. This is called a butterfly.
2006-08-28 10:23:45 · answer #3 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it still bleeding? Is the area around the cut red or hot to the touch? Is any pus or fluid coming out of it? Have you cleaned it out good with peroxide? You may need to go get a few stiches. You really should call your parents and let them know.
2006-08-28 12:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by Tinker Bell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first, if you went to the ER, they would not stitch your toe. So save your mom a copay and do it at home.
ELEVATE YOUR FOOT!
Did you call you parents and tell them????
If you have no band-aids, then use a thin strip from a cut up cotton T-shirt and apply pressure until the bleeding stops. Once it does, replace the bandage with a clean t-shirt strip and elevate your foot to keep the blood from rushing to your cut.
2006-08-28 10:23:23 · answer #5 · answered by psychstudent 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The skin under your bandaid got moist. Treat with antiseptic and wrap in a clean cloth.
2006-08-28 10:22:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should call your mom at least and tell her...she may know of some simple first-aid, you may need to get a tetnus and she will be able to check w/ the dr and make you an apt before she gets home. also, you could get a big pot of warm water and put 1/2 cup of salt in it and soak your foot for 30 min.
2006-08-28 10:24:44 · answer #7 · answered by J S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the whit could be from moisture from haveing a band aid. I would be concerned about the cut widening and also about getting cut on a beach and the possibility of infection. Call your parents and tell them what is going on...
2006-08-28 10:24:30 · answer #8 · answered by Jay G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure mom or dad or friend would be more than willing to take you to the hospital, this wound needs a doctor"s touch.
2006-08-29 08:58:58 · answer #9 · answered by Magica! Star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soak in hot salt water it will be fine the white is just skin whithout blood supply perfectly normal keep it clean and covered for next two days
2006-08-28 10:23:57 · answer #10 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call your mom or dad. and see if they can come home and take you to the hospital or if a close family firend can take you or if you should call 911. this could be very bad.
2006-08-28 10:39:30 · answer #11 · answered by gousa1991 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋