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How to carry out family first aid for hand injury

Hand injuries are often encountered in life, so there should be a small first aid kit in the family. How to carry out family first aid for hand injuries? The doctor replied that generally hand injuries are divided into two categories: blunt injuries and sharp injuries.

Blunt injuries are usually caused by heavy objects and hard objects. Most of the skin will not be broken and there will be subcutaneous bruise or hematoma. At this time, cold towel or cold water bag should be applied for about half an hour to prevent hematoma from increasing and relieve pain. If there is hematoma under the fingernail, a red paper clip can be used to puncture the small hole vertically on the nail hematoma, and the accumulated blood flows out of the hole, and then the protective tape can be pasted.

In case of knife injury, it may cause bleeding or even complete fracture of the hand. Emergency treatment shall be carried out according to the trauma. When there is much bleeding, the radial and ulnar arteries on both sides of the wrist shall be pressed to reduce the bleeding, and then bandaging shall be carried out. When bandaging, a little force should be applied to achieve hemostasis, that is, pressure bandaging.

In order to prevent infection, it's better to apply red mercury to the wound. The bandage should be disinfected, and the disinfected sanitary napkin used to wipe hands before meals can be used.

Generally, small hand injuries will heal in four or five days. If the swelling does not subside or fester, you should go to the hospital for treatment.