A 37-year-old member asked:
I cut my thumb with a knife opening a package how do i know if i need to see the doctor?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

Dr. Barry Cohenanswered
35 years experience
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Elliot Duboysanswered
Plastic Surgery 45 years experience
See a doctor: If it a paper cut like injury - probably don't have to see a doctor. However, if you have to ask, you probably should see a doctor. There are many nerves, tendons and ligaments that can get injured. A proper hand examination by an experience physician, can usually rule out any any injury.
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Sep 9, 2013
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