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My step son ripped hit arm open really bad the other day took him to the hospital and he got 17 staples and now it looks bad and swollen? what to do?
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See doctor: You need to take him to see doctor to make sure that there is not an infection that cause the redness and swolllen.
Answered 4/24/2013
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