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I stabs my arm with scissor, its just a small abrasive wounds since the scissor is quite old and blunt. dose it considered as self harm?
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If you stabbed yourself on purpose it is self harm, by accident is accidental.
Answered 4/21/2022
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Agree with Dr. Ferguson-if it was intentional, it is self-harm. Either way, be sure to clean the abrasion with soap + water and put some antibiotic ointment on it it. If it begins to swell, get redder or if any pus develops, see your doctor. If this is self-harm, please seek help-start with your primary care doctor but you may need to see psychiatry. Get a tetanus vaccine, if >5 yrs since last one
Answered 4/21/2022
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