Infection and treatment for small knife wound?!
Question: I accidentally grazed my stomach area with a small knife yesterday. Its very superficial (not at all deep) and it didnt draw blood. However, today it is inflamed and red and it stings a little.
Any cause for concern?
Answers: I accidentally grazed my stomach area with a small knife yesterday. Its very superficial (not at all deep) and it didnt draw blood. However, today it is inflamed and red and it stings a little.
Any cause for concern?
hi
yes well.
i would be concerned about the following.
what on earth were you doing with a 'small knife' near your stomach area!! are you mad?
look. the knife. was it clean? (were you gardening with it or was it clean from the dishwasher?!)
if a wound bleeds a little, dirt particles are washed out of the graze . if not bleeding enough, you should have washed it with a little water and a clean cloth / gauze / cotton wool.
these particles are just causing superficial irritation of the wound which can become infected if you do not look after it well.
HINT: get some antiseptic cream from your pharmacy (savlon will do fine) and apply twice a day. lavender oil helps for this purpose , too. if it gets really red, raised (a lump) and sore as h*ll, the following tip applies to you:
TIP: go to your GP if worried about wound infection.
good luck.
and for heavens sake, stay away from knives if you are going to be clumsy!!
Have you had your tetanus shot? i would use some neosporin or antibacterial cream on it to make sure you keep the infection from spreading.
getting infected--if you don't want to go to dr.--keep it clean and put a triple antibiotic on it, cover with gauze or bandage for no more than 1or 2 days. Try letting air get to it occasionally--antibiotic ointment should be thin layer and above all keep clean.
Ok here's what you do. After you have taken a crap stick your finger up your bunghole without wiping first. Once the finger is coated with crap rub the crap all over the wound and let it be.