Question

A person is injured with a deep wound in the hand. What should that person do in this case?

• A. Lift the hand up
• B. Wash wound with alcohol
• C. Get medical assistance, if needed
• D. Touch the wound with bare hands

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A Lift the hand up
C Get medical assistance, if needed

In case of any wounds, following Do's and Don't should be followed.

Do's

• Clean the wound with pure water.
• Press and hold the wound tightly.
• If the wound is on the hand, lift the hand up.
• Apply available disinfectant.
• Contact doctor for timely and appropriate treatment with the relevant vaccine.

Don'ts

• Wash wound with alcohol, peroxide or iodine.
• Don't apply irritants like soil, chillies, oil herbs, beetle leaves, etc.
• Touch the wound with bare hands.