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Bad Cut Around Finger. Prescribed Painkiller, Bleeding Through Gauze. Medical Help Required?

I just went to er and have a pretty bad cut around finger. i was cleaning handheld stick style vlender and accidentally hit the power button wiht finger insidr. ER glued me, and it is starting to bleed through the gauze a little bit. Do i need to go to the er again? If I do can it wait until tomoroww, they gave me pain meds and i am not safe to drive.
Fri, 13 Sep 2013
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
The injury that you have sustained appears to have caused a deep injury due to which there is profuse bleeding.
You have mentioned that your doctor has glued it (I understand it as suturing).
The suturing of the wound will heal it up in 7-10 days.
Bleeding of the wound is not alarming.
You can apply little pressure on the wound to stop the blood loss.
Analgesics (pain killers) can be taken when the pain is experienced.
Keep the wound away from infection.
If the wound is covered with a band-aid, there is nothing to worry.
If it is left open, topical antibiotic can be applied on it each day.
Avoid contact with water and keep the wound dry.
You can visit your doctor after 7-10 days when the wound heals for clinical examination of the wound.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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Bad Cut Around Finger. Prescribed Painkiller, Bleeding Through Gauze. Medical Help Required?

Hello and welcome to HCM, The injury that you have sustained appears to have caused a deep injury due to which there is profuse bleeding. You have mentioned that your doctor has glued it (I understand it as suturing). The suturing of the wound will heal it up in 7-10 days. Bleeding of the wound is not alarming. You can apply little pressure on the wound to stop the blood loss. Analgesics (pain killers) can be taken when the pain is experienced. Keep the wound away from infection. If the wound is covered with a band-aid, there is nothing to worry. If it is left open, topical antibiotic can be applied on it each day. Avoid contact with water and keep the wound dry. You can visit your doctor after 7-10 days when the wound heals for clinical examination of the wound. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal