First Aid Tips to Treat a Cut (So It Heals Faster)
In this video, learn the process for treating a small cut in your home to prevent infection and promote healing.
The first aid steps in this video should do the trick for most minor cuts, but if your cut starts to swell, become painful, is hot to the touch, or turns a dark red color, call your doctor. You may have an infection that might need more serious treatment. Plus, here are more first aid myths to forget.
References
American Academy of Dermatology Association. (2022). How to treat minor cuts.
American Academy of Dermatology Association. (n.d.). Proper wound care: how to minimize a scar.
The American Red Cross. (n.d.). American Red Cross first aid/CPR/AED: Participant's manual [Internet].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). Emergency wound care.
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