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My daughter scraped her elbow on our walkway. anything to do besides soap and water (bleeding stopped quickly but it hurt pretty badly)?
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Wash: Soap and water, topical antibiotics, see doctor if not better after 2-3 days.
Answered 2/2/2012
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Check tetanus status: I would review her tetanus vaccine status and make sure that was up to date.Any break in the skin has the potential to allow tetanus to set up.
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