i cut my fingertip on the can of beens. it bled pretty bad and it looks like the fleash is comming out(kind of). now is 2 hrs later and it doesn't bleed when the finger is bent but when i strait it out it bleeds a little again.
2006-09-07 15:56:48 · 20 answers · asked by joanna m 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Put direct pressure on the cut. If it doesn't stop bleeding in 20 min or so, go have it looked at
2006-09-07 15:59:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the emergency room and get stitches. Anything that is still bleeding after 2 hours needs stitches.
I did the same thing on a can of catfood many years ago. It took 7 stitches.
2006-09-07 23:02:44 · answer #2 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might need a tetanus shot, at the worst you would just need some butterfly stiches (the little white strips). Usually cuts on the fingers or toes look a lot worse then they really are, usual consensus with us doctors is if it hasn't stopped bleeding heavily after 2 hours you would more then likely need stiches.
2006-09-07 23:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by phoenix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it doesn't stop bleeding I'd go to the doc. But I'd leave it bent a while longer to see it it scabs up enough to not bleed when it is straight. Also, your insurance company may have a nurse advice line. Or call the ER to see if they can hook you up with an advice nurse available.
2006-09-07 23:05:11 · answer #4 · answered by sofun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have some electrical tape wrap it around it like a band aid. I have done this for years it works. But if you can see the muscle you need stitches.
2006-09-07 23:05:11 · answer #5 · answered by robert8481 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it looks like a "gaping" wound. In other words, the two sides are really far apart and look like they won't come back together again without a stitch or two.
2006-09-07 22:59:05 · answer #6 · answered by Rachel☺ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably need stitches. When my son cut himself on the hand it was the same. When I brought him in he got 2 stitches. If you get stitches it will reduce the size of scar that is left.
2006-09-07 22:58:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean it out with peroxide, put a little triple antibiotic ointment on it and tape the skin down. Don't use a band-aid.....just tape. When you change the tape, be careful and take the tape off gently. It should be fine
2006-09-07 23:04:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a bandaid, snuggly and that will bring the skin back together. A lot cheaper than a trip to the ER.
2006-09-07 23:04:44 · answer #9 · answered by kath68142 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know you need stitches when you go to the doctor and he says you do... which he probably will in your case since it sounds like you have a wound that would not heal without suturing.
2006-09-07 23:03:22 · answer #10 · answered by hrh_gracee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋