Let's make this thread for helping parents to know how to deal with Kids Everyday Injuries..
such as Cuts, scratches, and abrasions..
The glass slips from your kids hands and breaks when it hits the floor. Your kid takes off to find you and steps on a sliver of glass. Ouch! And now your kid is bleeding, too..such a scenario happens a lot!

Cuts, scratches, and abrasions are a part of growing up. Let's find out more about them:

Cuts: These are injuries to the skin caused by something sharp, like a knife.

Scratches: These are slight injuries that happen when a sharp object, like a fingernail or thorn, scrapes along your skin the way a pencil scrapes across paper.

Abrasions (say: uh-bray-zhunz): This is a scrape that happens when the skin is rubbed away. For example, you might get a "rug burn" while wrestling with your brother or a "board burn" if you wipe out on your skateboard when you weren't wearing kneepads.


what to do then?

Stop any bleeding by pressing a clean, soft cloth against the wound. If the wound isn't very bad, the bleeding should stop in a few minutes. Then you'll want to clean the wound, using warm water and a gentle soap.

You might want to get your mom, dad, or another adult to help you get cleaned up, especially if the water doesn't get all the dirt or gravel out of the wound. A soft, damp cloth can help remove these bits.

Most small cuts, scrapes, or abrasions will heal well without any special care. For extra protection, your mom or dad might use an antibacterial ointment or a bandage. Antibacterial (say: an-tye-bak-teer-ee-ul) ointment will kill germs. A bandage will keep your wound from getting irritated and will prevent germs from getting inside. If you use a bandage, it should be changed daily and when it gets wet or dirty

If a wound is very long or deep or if its edges are far apart, then you may need stitches. The doctor will use some type of anesthetic on your skin to numb it (numb means you won't be able to feel anything there for a while). This numbing medicine might be applied directly or through a shot.

Then the doctor will suture or sew, the edges of the cut together with a small needle and special thread.

For more minor cuts, the doctor might use a special kind of glue, instead of stitches, to close your cut. This glue holds the sides of the cut together so the skin can begin to heal. The glue will dissolve over time.

If you get stitches, after the wound heals, you will need to go back to the doctor in about a week to get those stitches taken out. The doctor will just snip the thread with scissors and gently pull out the threads. It feels funny but usually doesn't hurt.

Sometimes, a small scar forms after stitches are removed. If you don't get the proper care for a serious cut, a more noticeable scar may form.

It is also important to treat wounds at the correct time. Some wounds would only get worse if they are not being treated at the correct time. Further septic wounds have to be treated with utmost care in order to avoid any infections.

Wow! Very informative! I will always remember your posts. They will definitely be helpful for my hyperactive toddlers.

Thank you!

Falls are a common part of childhood, but not every fall will result in a broken bone. The classic signs of a fracture are pain, swelling, and deformity. However, if the break isn't displaced, it may be harder to tell.

Some telltale signs that a bone is broken are:

You or your child heard a snap or a grinding noise during the injury.
There's swelling, bruising, or tenderness around the injured part.
It's painful for your child to bear weight on the injury, touch it, press on it, or move it.
The injured part looks deformed. In severe breaks, the broken bone may be poking through the skin.

If you suspect that your child has a fracture, you should seek medical care immediately.
Do not move the child — and call for emergency care — if:

the child may have seriously injured the head, neck, or back
the broken bone comes through the skin. Apply constant pressure with a clean gauze pad or thick cloth, and keep the child lying down until help arrives. Don't wash the wound or push in any part of the bone that's sticking out.
For less serious injuries, try to stabilize the injury as soon as it happens by following these quick steps:

Remove clothing from the injured part. Don't force a limb out of the clothing, though. You may need to cut clothing off with scissors to prevent causing your child any unnecessary additional pain.
Apply a cold compress or ice pack wrapped in cloth.
Place a makeshift splint on the injured part by:
keeping the injured limb in the position you find it
placing soft padding around the injured part
placing something firm (like a board or rolled-up newspapers) next to the injured part, making sure it's long enough to go past the joints above and below the injury
keeping the splint in place with first-aid tape
Seek medical care and don't allow the child to eat, in case surgery is needed.

Kid are very active and we cannot really prevent these injuries to happen, but the best thing is to be prepared to any injuries they may experienced. This is very informative, thanks!