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I cut my pinky finger about 7 hours ago with a dull knife. it stopped bleeding, but it reopened when i took off the gauze, and it bled again like when i first cut it. i put another bandaid on with ointment. how long should i keep my bandage on?

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Bleeding: Usually the body does its function. Platelet in a few minutes to stop the bleeding. You can squeeze the area most likely, if a lot of blood comes out you cut an artery so it may still bleed if I keep bleeding I recommend going to your doctor to stitch or cauterize the affected area

Answered 11/29/2019

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A member asked:

I cut my pinky finger about 7 hours ago with a dull knife. it stopped bleeding, but it reopened when i took off the gauze, and it bled again like when i first cut it. i put another bandaid on with ointment. how long should i keep my bandage on?

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