See a doctor if your child has the following symptoms after a cut or scrape :
See a doctor if your child has the following symptoms after a cut or scrape :
- Bleeding cannot be controlled after applying pressure for 10 to 20 minutes
- The cut is caused by an obviously dirty object, such as a rusty nail or shovel point; a foreign object is embedded in the wound; or debris is in the wound. A tetanus booster may be needed.
- It is a deep or irregular cut; the cut is more than 1.2 cm (½ inch) long; the edges of the wound are separated or gaping and cannot easily be held together with a bandage
- It is a large scrape; the scrape causes severe pain; the scrape is on the face; it is a puncture wound in the hand
- There are signs of infection: increased redness or swelling around the wound
- There is numbness or weakness