Recent questions tagged cuts

Description : Why do they make cuts in the bread before they bake it?

Last Answer : It’s called “scoring” and it controls where the bread splits. I use a razor blade.

Description : When doctors are stitching up a particularly bad split or cut, do you think they're muttering "Ew! Gross!" under their breath the whole time?

Last Answer : No, only in the really extreme cases. You would be surprised how seeing some gawd awful things just becomes routine after a rotation in the ER. A friend earned his MD at USC School of Medicine ... LA County General as its teaching hospital. The ER there is one of the busiest taruma centers anywhere.

Description : Wound started to bleed during exercise?

Last Answer : answer:Your skin flexed enough while running to break the clotted blood that kept it from bleeding anymore. Since you cut it shaving, if it bleeds again, use a styptic, then close it with some steri-strips so that it won’t flex open again.

Description : How often do you hurt yourself?

Last Answer : Never with intent, but quite regularly nevertheless.

Description : Which is better - leaving a cut open while it is healing, or keeping it covered?

Last Answer : Cover it, then take the cover off once the wound has closed and won’t open back up.

Description : Is it better to let a wound heal without a band aid or bandage?

Last Answer : No, To keep the wound from collecting dust and dirt… and micro-organisms, it is best to cover it with a sterile dressing.

Description : I made the mistake of picking away at a bug bite. What im asking is after I clean it is it better to let it "breath" or bandage?

Last Answer : answer:That seems really large for a bug bite. Is the red part inflammation? Does it feel warmer to the touch than the surrounding skin? Certainly put on a triple antibiotic ointment and a small band-aid ( ... you might want to have someone look at it. (whether and breathe. Not too late to edit.)

Description : Sore in my mouth won't go away!

Last Answer : Rinse with antiseptic mouthwash or salt water,it’ll sterolize the sore and help kill bacteria.The mouthwash that is.The salt water will sterolize the sore.

Description : What can you buy from a pharmacy that closes cuts?

Last Answer : Needle and thread. Why don’t you want to go to the hospital?

Description : Does anyone else get cuts on the inside of their nose?

Last Answer : Umm.. no. I do get an occasional nosebleed from nasal dryness, but I am wondering how you get “cuts” as you describe it unless you are fiercely picking your nose.

Description : Do you cut your own sandwich?

Last Answer : No. My staff cut mine.

Description : Can your fingerprints change ?

Last Answer : Scarring would indeed alter the print. But other than that, no. Wikipedia explains: Scar tissue is not identical to the tissue that it replaces and is usually of inferior functional quality. For ... to ultraviolet radiation, and sweat glands and hair follicles do not grow back within scar tissue.