Deep cut

A person often exposes himself to danger. Even doing ordinary household chores, such as cooking, you may get injured. Although a deep cut of the finger and does not affect vital organs, there are still cases when improper treatment of the wound became a consequence of infection of blood and even death. Therefore, it is important to know what measures to take.

Deep cut of a finger - what to do?

Before you start any activities, you should wash your hands and disinfect them. Such actions will avoid getting foreign substances into the wound and prevent suppuration.

What to do if the blood is cut with a deep cut in the finger? It is necessary to press a piece of gauze to the wound and raise the limb upwards. If you find the flow of the bandage, then overlay another layer.

An important measure is the antiseptic treatment of deep cuts. But it is worth remembering that although some drugs prevent infection, they slow down the process of tissue repair.

After this stage, do the following:

  1. Remove all foreign objects with tweezers.
  2. Around the cut iodine or green. In this case, you should try not to get on the wound itself.
  3. Then a dense bandage is applied.

To the bandage does not stick to the skin, the first layer is recommended to put a piece of paper soaked in peroxide. To understand how tightly you tied a finger, you can by its color. First it must be white, and then the skin will gradually turn pink. If this does not happen, then the finger is pinched.

How to treat a deep cut of a finger?

Wash the wound every day until it is completely healed. Damaged place should be lubricated once a day with healing agent Dexpanthenol , released in the form of lotion, ointment, cream. It is useful for treating the use of broths of chamomile and other herbs.

If recovery is not observed for a long time, then you should use more powerful ointments containing antibiotics. TO they include:

In more serious cases, you may need the help of a specialist, because often with a deep cut of the finger requires suturing. The physician will be able to connect the tissues and sew them to ensure their proper splicing, and will prescribe suitable medications.

In case of contact with the ground and with feces of animals during the injury, it may be necessary to introduce serum against tetanus .