Health Tip: When You Get a Cut

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Most minor cuts can be cared for at home, but there are times when a cut needs a doctor’s attention.

The American Academy of Family Physicians says potential warning signs include a cut that:

• Has dirt inside that you can’t remove.
• Bleeds excessively, meaning it soaks a bandage in less than 20 minutes, spurts blood or still bleeds despite 20 minutes of firm pressure.
• Causes numbness, inflammation or tenderness.
• Oozes a gray, creamy, thick fluid.
• Is accompanied by a fever of greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Displays red streaks around the edges.
• Is on your face or prevents you from moving comfortably.
• Is deep, and you haven’t had a tetanus shot in the past five years.

Source: HealthDay

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