If you’ve ever had a cut or scrape, then you should know how important it is to heal the wound as quickly as possible. But with so many different types of minor wounds, it can be difficult to know how to treat them.

The multitude of small hazards that can lead to minor cuts and scrapes are a part of everyday life. All it takes is just one minor slip of focus while slicing bread and you’ve cut your finger. Or your child may trip on a curb and skin their elbows and/or knees.

Not all treatments for cuts & scrapes are created equal and some cuts & scrapes may be minor or more severe, but it’s important to know the differences and get immediate medical attention for a wound that is deep, bleeds heavily, or has something embedded in it. If it’s a minor cut or scrape, here’s what to do:

1. Clean the Cut, Scrape, or Graze

Wash your hands with soap and water right away if you can. Then, make sure to rinse the cut or scrape with cool water in order to remove any dirt and debris.

Cool clean water should be fine to initially clean the wound.

2. Stop the Bleeding

Smaller cuts, scrapes, grazes, and abrasions will usually stop bleeding on their own. However, getting a cut on the head or hand may bleed a bit more because those areas have a lot of blood vessels. To stop the bleeding, you should use a clean cloth or gauze and gently apply firm, direct pressure to the wound. Then, continue to hold the pressure steadily.

You shouldn’t raise the cloth or gauze to check on the wound, because that could cause the wound to start bleeding again. If any blood seeps through the dressing, you should just put more on top and keep applying pressure.

If the cut is on your hand or arm, you can help slow the bleeding by raising it above your head.

If the cut spurts blood or if it doesn’t stop bleeding, get medical help right away.

3. When You Should Call a Doctor

Most minor cuts, scrapes, and abrasions don’t usually require the care of a doctor, but call your doctor if:

• The wound is deeper and/or on your face.
• The edges of the cut are jagged or gape open
• The cut is deep (1/4 inch or more), or you can see fat or muscle (you might need stitches)
• You cannot remove all of the dirt or debris from the wound
• The wound was caused by something rusty or very dirty
• You haven’t had a tetanus shot in the past 5 years
• The wound is from an animal or human bite.
• The injured area feels numb.

If the wound isn’t healing or you notice any of these signs of infection, you should call your doctor right away:

• Redness, swelling, and warmth
• Pus or drainage from the cut
• Red streaks around the wound
• Increasing level of pain
• Fever

Most small cuts and scrapes will form a scab and often heal within just a few days. The scab will help protect the the wound from any dirt and germs while new skin grows underneath. Once a scab has formed, you may not need to use a bandage anymore. Although healing wounds or scabs will often itch, it’s best that you do not scratch or pick at scabs. The scab will fall off on its own without your help, revealing the new skin underneath.

Considering Vitastem Ultra as a First Aid Treatment for Healing Cuts & Scrapes Fast

The doctors and scientists behind Vitastem Ultra have spent a decade treating one of the most severe varieties of wounds: diabetic foot wounds. Vitastem Ultra’s amazing results may best be displayed in the restoration of life that takes place as a result of helping patients avoid amputations, healing debilitating wound infections, and restoring mobility to many patients across the world.

Even when treating the most severe of wounds, Vitastem Ultra is able to:

• Prevent infection
• Restore and improve blood flow to damaged cells
• Reduce inflammation
• Support tissue growth
• Cleanse and kill bacteria in the affected areas

Vitastem Ultra’s specialized combination of ingredients has hacked the delivery formula that enables medicine to be transported at 10x the strength and depth of other products in the marketplace today. This formula stimulates the walls of the skin cells such that it is up to 10x more permeable than normal, allowing for substantially more medicine to enter into the cell, overwhelming and killing the bacteria so quickly that it does not have time to adapt and develop resistance. This highly concentrated and rapid delivery of medicine to the site of need is what has patients who use Vitastem to treat and heal cuts & scrapes see great results in 24 hours versus 5 to 7 days.

In addition to treating the site of need, Vitastem Ultra also infuses skin cells damaged by the infection with vitamin D3 and vitamin C (ascorbic acid). The skin is left treated and rejuvenated!

If you, a child, or loved one needs a more effective treatment for minor cuts, scrapes, grazes, and abrasions, then you should ask your doctor about if Vitastem Ultra can be a good first aid & topical antibiotic spray for your daily life and treating cuts, scrapes, and other wounds fast to prevent infection.