When to go toA&E

Go to your nearest accident and emergency (A&E) department as soon as possible if: you cannot stop the bleeding you're bleeding from an artery blood from an artery comes out in spurts with each beat of the heart, andis bright red and usually hard to control you experience persisting or significant loss of sensation near the wound or you're having trouble moving any body parts you have received a severe cut to the face you may require urgent treatment to prevent scarring you have received a cut to the palm of your hand and it looks infected these types of infection can spread quickly there's a possibility a foreign body is still inside the wound the wound is very largeor the injury has caused a lot of tissue damage In A&E, yourwound will be examined to determine whether there's any risk of infection. You may needa booster injection to prevent tetanus , and your wound may beclosed with stitches, strips or special glue before a dressing is applied. If your wound is at risk of infection,it won't usually be closed because this may trapany infection inside. Instead, it will be packed with a non-sticky dressing before being covered witha protective dressing until it's safe to close.