If you have access sterile latex gloves you can wear these as well.

Use Telfa dressings, nonstick gauze that it will not stick to the clotting surface of the wound. If blood starts to seep through the dressing, hold down more layers against the wound. Do not remove the dressing until you are sure that the bleeding has stopped. If the wound is on a limb, raise it and limit and flow of blood to the wound site. For example, if you have an abrasion on your arm, hold it up while applying pressure to the wound. [2] X Research source If it does not stop bleeding, seek immediate medical help. [3] X Trustworthy Source National Health Service (UK) Public healthcare system of the UK Go to source

Clean around the wound with saline if it is available. Using saline to clean the skin flap and wound area helps keep the skin supple and therefore makes it easier to reattach it to the wound border. If you do not have saline, use soap and water, but be careful not to get any soap into the wound itself. For a minor wound you do not need to use hydrogen peroxide, iodine, or a similar cleanser. These products can irritate the injured tissue. Hydrogen peroxide should not be used on any open wound. You can carefully remove any remaining debris in the wound with tweezers. Be sure to sterilise the tweezers first with rubbing alcohol. [4] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world’s leading hospitals Go to source

Full thickness skin flaps should not be trimmed off by you, and they should be treated by a doctor. A partial thickness skin flap can occur on an area of thick skin, such as the palm. A partial thickness skin flap only involves losing the outer layer of your skin. You may be able to tell if it is a partial thickness flap by looking for fingerprint lines on the underside of the flap. If you are in any doubt, treat it as a full thickness flap and get it treated by a doctor or nurse. [6] X Research source

If the skin is torn and you have skin flap. The wound is large, deep or gaping and may require stitches. [7] X Research source The wound is dirty or there is something in it. It is a puncture wound, which may have been caused by standing on a nail or an animal bite. There are signs of infection, such as pus, a bad smell, or you are feeling unwell. If the wound is large or dirty and you haven’t had a tetanus shot in the last five years. You are taking medication that may affect your healing. [8] X Research source

Some ingredients in antibiotic treatments can cause a rash to develop around the wound. If you experience discomfort and a rash appears, stop using the ointment or cream. [10] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world’s leading hospitals Go to source

If your cut or abrasion is minor, you may not need to cover it. [11] X Trustworthy Source National Health Service (UK) Public healthcare system of the UK Go to source Use of soft, silicone-coated dressings have been found to increase the likelihood that skin flaps will reattach to the surrounding tissue with little to no necrosis (tissue death).

Once the wound has healed enough that infection is unlikely, you can remove the dressing. Leaving the wound uncovered, and exposing it to the air, will speed up the final part of the healing process. [12] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world’s leading hospitals Go to source

Redness, swelling and warmth around the wound. You have developed a fever or are feeling generally unwell. There is pus or discharge from the wound. There are red streaks on your skin around the wound. You are experiencing increasing amounts of pain from the wound. [14] X Research source