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Health Information For Parents
Many kids get a cut from falls or using sharp objects like scissors. Some cuts can be safely treated at home. Large, gaping, and deeper cuts — or any wounds that won’t stop bleeding — need medical treatment.
If the cut is severe and you can’t get your child to a hospital right away or must wait for an ambulance, begin this treatment:
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It’s important to protect kids from sharp and dangerous items around and outside the home. Here are ways to prevent cuts and other injuries.
Find out how to handle minor cuts at home – and when to get medical care for a more serious injury.
Cellulitis is a skin infection that involves areas of tissue just below the skin’s surface. It can affect any part of the body, but it’s most common on exposed areas, such as the face, arms, or lower legs.
Although most result in mild bumps and bruises, some falls can cause serious injuries that need medical attention.
Animal bites and scratches that break the skin can cause infection. Rarely, animal bites can cause rabies, a dangerous, life-threatening disease.
Find out what the experts have to say.
Cellulitis is an infection of the skin and underlying tissues that can affect any area of the body. It begins in an area of broken skin, like a cut or scratch.
Cutting isn’t new, but this form of self-injury has been in the spotlight more in recent years. Learn more about it and ways to help a teen who cuts.
Cutting isn’t new, but this form of self-injury has been in the spotlight more in recent years. Learn more how to help a teen who cuts.
Most kids need stitches at one time or another to help a cut heal properly. Read this article to learn all about stitches and what they do.
Our skin protects the network of tissues, muscles, bones, nerves, blood vessels, and everything else inside our bodies. Hair and nails are actually modified types of skin.
Most small cuts, scrapes, or abrasions heal on their own. Here are tips for teens on how to treat cuts at home – and when to get medical help.