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=== Call an ambulance if... ===
* The wound looks infected and you start to feel '''seriously ill''' in any way, including but not limited to:
** Feeling feverishly '''hot''' or extremely '''cold'''
** Feeling '''confused or sleepy'''
** '''Shivering''' or '''muscle pain'''
** '''Fast breathing''' or '''breathlessness'''
* These are possible signs of '''sepsis''', a life threatening condition when your body responds to infection by attacking its own tissues and organs.
First aid for self-harm resource: cuts (view source)
Revision as of 12:36, 19 October 2020
, 12:36, 19 October 2020→Infected wounds
== Infected wounds ==
Cuts and burns may both become infected, in which case they will require treatment with antibiotics.
=== Call an ambulance if... ===
* The wound looks infected and you start to feel '''seriously ill''' in any way, including but not limited to:
** Feeling feverishly '''hot''' or extremely '''cold'''
** Feeling '''confused or sleepy'''
** '''Shivering''' or '''muscle pain'''
** '''Fast breathing''' or '''breathlessness'''
* These are possible signs of '''sepsis''', a life threatening condition when your body responds to infection by attacking its own tissues and organs.
=== Go to A & E/get urgent medical help, if...===
** increased '''swelling''' around the wound
** on lighter skin, visible '''redness''' spreading from the injured area
