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Female Speaker: Okay, I would like to ask, and I just get into the -- he is getting very interested in that, and trying to grab everything and trying to play with it. What would happen if he touch a shower or in particular cut himself and bleed?
Linda Cray: What you need to do is find out exactly what's cut him first of all, because we need to get rid of that, so we it might be safe for yourself and for your child. Then we need to assess what has actually happened. So what tends to happen is if you cut your head or your thighs, it always looks more dramatic than it is, or it tends to look more dramatic it is.
One of the things, especially if they have cut themselves in the garden is a risk of tetanus. So you need to make sure the child is up-to-date with the tetanus injections.
Have a look at the bleeding. If it's actually squirting out, it's obviously a little bit more serious than if there is a little drop of blood. We need to try and clean this up a little bit to assess what the cut is like and then we need to apply something clean but not fluffy, cotton wool is not the good thing that counts and something clean and apply a little bit of pressure which will help to stop the bleeding.
If there is something in the cut, you need to -- depending on the size of it, if it's something large, you need to leave it there and let the hospital remove it. Because they can see if there is an underlying damage because the object is still there if you like. If it's bleeding around the foreign object, you need to apply the pressure to stop the bleeding either side of the foreign body if you like.
If it's something smaller like a splinter you'd consider taking it out yourself. If it was a cut on his leg, or his arm, if it wasn't stopping bleeding you can slightly elevate the limb which would help stop the bleeding. And if you are unsure, phone NHS Direct and get some further advice.
Female Speaker: Thank you.
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