Question 1

if i don't get stitches right away on an open wound cut. how long do i have until i can't get them no more?

Accepted Answer

6 to 24 hours: The risk of developing infection in a wound that is sutured (stiched) begins to rise when the suture repair is delayed more than 6 hours and rises dramatically after 12 hours. Most emergency physicians will not attempt to close a wound after 24 hrs unless the wound is very large or there are cosmetic issues such as with facial wounds.

Question 2

when did the stitching of an open wound/laceration first began being accepted and practised in the medical field?

Accepted Answer

Excellent question: And a very interesting history too long for my 400 allotted characters.  Please see this short monograph:   
http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/9562762.

Question 3

how do you stitch an open wound on the inside of your for arm?

Accepted Answer

Closure : I would not do that yourself- open wounds need medical attention and a professional to stitch it closed (may or may not be indicated).  See a physician to determine if closure is necessary or antibiotics is indicated.

Question 4

an open wound on my for arm, its pretty deep and it was self inflicted, it needs stitches but i don't want to go to the hospital. what should i ?

Accepted Answer

Go: Get help both for the arm wound but more importantly to get help on why you would hurt yourself...See talk to your family and/or get immediate medical help.

Question 5

my father fell while drinking and now has an open wound, about an inch open. it is not bleeding that much, but it looks like it need stitches. what should we do?

Accepted Answer

Well,: If you think he does need stitches you better take him to and emergency room asap as the window for primary suture is rapidly closing. If it is on the lower leg after stitching  have some compression stocking on the leg to offset possible swelling that will delay healing. Make sure to be given a tetanus shot too!

Question 6

2 weeks post circumcision and i have noticed that i have a smelly discharge coming out of an open wound. looks like its not stitched properly. also still have excess skin so looks like im uncircumcised?

Accepted Answer

: If you were circumcised to lower your risk of HIV, congratulations:  good move! For this problem, you need to Rrturn to the doctor or clinic where your circumcision was done. Good luck.

Question 7

hey
just gave birth back in hospital 1.removed stitches and the nurse discovered wound sepsis 2.wound draining some pus 3.open wound 4. pus swab wa?

Accepted Answer

Well: What is your question. Did they put you on an antibiotic. Sounds like you would need one and the perhaps a recheck when the antibiotic is done

Question 8

someone handshaked with me with a new open wound and blood on hand. i also have a cut on hand. his health is unknown. do i need to test for hiv and hcv? what's the possibility to get infected?

Accepted Answer

Zero: Steve, you don't get AIDS or hepatitis C that way. There's an account of hepatitis C from bloody fisticuffs, but I've heard nothing similar from HIV. Not everybody will believe this scenario, but that's not my concern here. If you need to be tested for HIV or some other sexually transmitted disease, just get with your physician and ask -- in fact, it's routine nowadays to test for HIV yearly.

Question 9

yesterday i scratched my finger on clean object and just one drop of blood came out.today its almost healed and no open cut. 
if today this almost healed wound goes into contact with lets say tetanus, how high is a chance that i get infected?

Accepted Answer

Hypothetical: Rather than going through hypotheticals - would just say if you haven't had your tetanus shot in the last 10 years - that you are overdue.

Question 10

can an open wound that is two weeks old still get infected?

Accepted Answer

Yes : Until the skin is closed infection is possible.

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If i don't get stitches right away on an open wound cut. how long do i have until i can't get them no more?

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When did the stitching of an open wound/laceration first began being accepted and practised in the medical field?

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How do you stitch an open wound on the inside of your for arm?

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An open wound on my for arm, its pretty deep and it was self inflicted, it needs stitches but i don't want to go to the hospital. what should i ?

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My father fell while drinking and now has an open wound, about an inch open. it is not bleeding that much, but it looks like it need stitches. what should we do?

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2 weeks post circumcision and i have noticed that i have a smelly discharge coming out of an open wound. looks like its not stitched properly. also still have excess skin so looks like im uncircumcised?

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Hey just gave birth back in hospital 1.removed stitches and the nurse discovered wound sepsis 2.wound draining some pus 3.open wound 4. pus swab wa?

A member asked:

Someone handshaked with me with a new open wound and blood on hand. i also have a cut on hand. his health is unknown. do i need to test for hiv and hcv? what's the possibility to get infected?

A member asked:

Yesterday i scratched my finger on clean object and just one drop of blood came out.today its almost healed and no open cut. if today this almost healed wound goes into contact with lets say tetanus, how high is a chance that i get infected?

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Can an open wound that is two weeks old still get infected?

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