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Wound scratches on my baby knee
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My 15months old baby fell down and got some heavy scratches on his knee. Shall I put band aid in tat wound which we Al use normally. Pls advise asap
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First clean the wound with antiseptic soap and running water.
Don't try to close the wound with any band aid.
Keep it open.
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if there is lot of bleeding and injury is deep we may have to give him some antibiotics
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Consult online for correct dose.
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Band aid is difficult to remove later. Clean the wound and apply betadine Ointment and cover with a gauze and use micropore tape to stick the cause. It's not so painful to remove
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Clean the wound with antiseptic solution. Apply betadine over the wound
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Consult in case scratches are severe
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