First Aid and Safety of cuts

Cuts
Many kids get cut from falls or using sharp objects like scissors. Some cuts can be safely treated at home. Large gaping, and dipper cuts - or any wounds that won't stop bleeding - need medicaltreatment.

What to Do?
If the cut is sever and u can't get the child to a hospital right away or must wait for an ambulance, begin this treatment:

• Rines the cut or wound with water and apply pressure with sterile gauze, a bandage, or a clean cloth.
• If blood soaks through the bandage, place another bandage over the first and keep applying pressure.
• Raise the injured body part to slow bleeding.
• When bleeding stops, cover the wound with a new, clean bandage.
  
• Do not apply a torniquet.
  

Seek Medical Care if:

• the cut is deep or its edges are widely seperated
• the cut continues to ooze and bleed even after applying pressure
• the bite is from an animal or human
  

Call 911 Right Away if the Child:

• has a body part, such as a fingeretip, tht is cut off (Put the part that was cut off in a sealed plastic bag right away. Dunk the bag in a container with ice water.)
• has a cut and the blood is spurting out and difficult to control
• is bleeding so much that bandages are becoming soaked with blood
  

Think Prevention!

• Childproof so that infants and toddlers are less likely to fall or become injured on table corners, sharp objects, or door that may slam shut.
• Be sure children wear shoes when playing outside.
• Watch teens when they are cutting with sharp knives.