These more serious cuts include: Long or deep cuts. Cuts that open with movement of the body area, such as a cut over a joint. A cut over a joint may take a long time to heal because of the movement of the wound edges. Cuts that may scar and affect the appearance or function of a body area. A cut on an eyelid or lip which doesn't heal well may interfere with function or leave a noticeable scar.
Cuts that remove all of the layers of the skin avulsion injuries , such as slicing off the tip of a finger. An avulsion injury may take a long time to heal. Cuts from an animal or human bite. Infection is more likely with a bite injury. Cuts that have damage to underlying tissues.
Injuries to nerves, tendons, or joints are more common with cuts on the hands or feet. Slight swelling, bruising, and tenderness around a cut, bite, scrape, or puncture wound is normal. Swelling or bruising that begins within 30 minutes of the injury often means there is a large amount of bleeding or that damage to deeper tissues is present. Cuts over a possible broken bone. Bacteria can get into a cut over a broken bone and infect the bone.
Cuts caused by a crushing injury. With this type of injury, the cut may have occurred when the skin split open from the force of the injury.
The force of the injury may also damage underlying tissues and blood vessels. Crush injuries have a high risk of infection. Cuts with a known or suspected object , such as glass or wood, in the wound. What to do if you get a cut? When you have a cut: Stop the bleeding with direct pressure to the wound. Determine if other tissues, such as blood vessels, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, bones, or internal organs, have been injured. Determine if treatment by a doctor, such as stitches, staples, or skin adhesives , is needed.
Clean the wound and remove any dirt or debris to prevent infections, both bacterial skin infections and tetanus "lockjaw". Determine whether you need a tetanus shot.
Check Your Symptoms Do you have a cut? How old are you? Less than 12 years. Are you male or female? Why do we ask this question? The medical assessment of symptoms is based on the body parts you have. If you are transgender or non-binary, choose the sex that matches the body parts such as ovaries, testes, prostate, breasts, penis, or vagina you now have in the area where you are having symptoms. If you have some organs of both sexes, you may need to go through this triage tool twice once as "male" and once as "female".
This will make sure that the tool asks the right questions for you. Do you have a puncture wound? This is a wound caused by a sharp, pointed object going through the skin. Puncture wounds are deeper and narrower than cuts. Is there a cut to the eyeball?
Is the wound more of a scrape than a cut? Is the wound bleeding? Would you describe the bleeding as severe, moderate, or mild? Do you have a deep wound in your head, neck, chest, or belly? A deep puncture wound in any of these areas could damage the internal organs.
Are you having trouble breathing more than a stuffy nose? Is there any pain? How bad is the pain on a scale of 0 to 10, if 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain you can imagine? Signs of pain in an adult or child are different than signs of pain in a baby or toddler. Has the pain lasted for more than 8 hours? Is the pain getting worse?
Do you have a wound on your arm, leg, hand, or foot that is more than just a scratch? For an arm or leg wound, is the skin below the wound farther down the limb blue, pale, or cold to the touch and different from the other arm or leg? This may mean that a major blood vessel was damaged and that blood is not reaching the rest of the arm or leg.
Can you move the area below the injury normally, even though it may hurt? For an arm or leg wound, is there any numbness, tingling, or loss of feeling around the wound or below the wound farther down the arm or leg? Numbness, tingling, or loss of feeling around or below an arm or leg injury. Are there any symptoms of infection? Do you think you may have a fever? Are there red streaks leading away from the area or pus draining from it?
Do you have diabetes, a weakened immune system , peripheral arterial disease, or any surgical hardware in the area? Diabetes, immune problems, peripheral arterial disease, or surgical hardware in affected area. Is the wound deep enough that you can see the bone, muscle, or tendon?
Muscle looks dark and thick, and tendon and bone looks white and shiny. Were you able to clean the wound well? You may not be able to clean the wound if it is deep, hurts too much, or has an object stuck in it. Is there an object stuck in the wound, and you can't get it out? You may not be able to remove it because of where or how deep the wound is or because it causes severe pain.
Is the object large or small? Large means things like a nail or piece of wood that is at least 5. Small means things like a pencil tip or a small splinter or sliver. Is the cut or wound more than 0. Wounds like this often need stitches. If you need stitches, it's best to get them within 8 hours of the injury. Cut more than 0. Is the wound on the face? Are you worried about scarring? Do you think you may need a tetanus shot?
These include: Your age. Babies and older adults tend to get sicker quicker. Your overall health. If you have a condition such as diabetes, HIV, cancer, or heart disease, you may need to pay closer attention to certain symptoms and seek care sooner.
Medicines you take. Certain medicines, such as blood thinners anticoagulants , medicines that suppress the immune system like steroids or chemotherapy, or natural health products can cause symptoms or make them worse. Recent health events , such as surgery or injury.
These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards or make them more serious. Your health habits and lifestyle , such as eating and exercise habits, smoking, alcohol or drug use, sexual history, and travel. Try Home Treatment You have answered all the questions. Try home treatment to relieve the symptoms. Call your doctor if symptoms get worse or you have any concerns for example, if symptoms are not getting better as you would expect. You may need care sooner. Symptoms of infection may include: Increased pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in or around the area.
As well as his main catchphrase, "Ooh, I could crush a grape! It was during Stu's time on Crackerjack that the game 'Take A Chance' was introduced, whereby Stu and the celebrity guests would compete against each other to answer questions and thus avoid being gunged from above possibly the first time on TV that an actual gunge tank was used? However, Stu and the male celebrities were always gunged no matter who got the answer right.
The gunge was always given a name relating to the celebrities themselves or to some random theme, such as planets, farmyards, food or things found in a bathroom not bleach, thankfully! However, the farmyard theme did produce some pretty ghastly-sounding gunge, i. It's usually caused by a sprain, strain or tendonitis. The ACL is one of four knee ligaments. It can tear if you stop or change direction suddenly, or if you land awkwardly from a jump.
If you tear your ACL, you may hear a pop or crack at the time of the injury. Shoulder pain is common in sports that involve bowling or throwing, such as cricket or baseball. Tendons around the shoulder the rotor cuff can become inflamed tendonitis or torn, causing pain. A dislocated shoulder may be caused by a heavy fall or sudden impact. The upper arm painfully "pops" out of the shoulder joint and you won't be able to move your arm.
Supporting your arm with a sling while you make your way there may help reduce the pain. Rubbing or chafing of skin can be caused by poorly fitting shoes or clothes. Make sure your sports gear is appropriate for your activity to help prevent chafing.
Get medical advice as soon as possible if you have a severe skin injury, such as a deep cut that won't stop bleeding. You may need treatment to stop the bleeding and stitches to close the wound. Page last reviewed: 31 March Next review due: 31 March The difference between a strain and a sprain is that a: sprain happens when one or more of the ligaments are stretched, twisted or torn muscle strain "pulling a muscle" happens when muscle tissues or fibres are stretched or torn.
Find out how to treat the following sports injuries: back pain bone injuries , including fractures hamstring injuries head injuries heel pain swollen joints knee pain , including knee ligament damage shoulder pain skin injuries Read treating sports injuries for more general information.
Back pain Back pain is usually caused by a sprain or strain in the back. Bone injuries Repetitive activity or a heavy impact while playing sport can injure bones, causing: stress fractures — bone pain caused by tiny cracks that develop in a bone as a result of repeated stresses for example, during high-impact activities like distance running shin splints — painful shins caused by inflammation in the tissues surrounding the shin bone; it's common in sports that involve running a broken ankle a broken arm or wrist a broken leg a broken toe a broken finger A broken bone may cause swelling, significant bruising and tenderness around the injured area, and bleeding if the bone has broken the skin an open fracture.
The pain associated with a broken bone can be severe and make you feel faint, dizzy and sick. Hamstring injuries Hamstring injuries are tears to the tendons or large muscles at the back of the thighs.
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