Cuts: Check Your Symptoms
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You have answered Yes to:Do you have signs of decreased blood flow at or near a cut injury?
See significance of signs of decreased blood flow if you need information to help you answer the questions below.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
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Call your health professional immediately if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
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Is your skin pale and cold to the touch (pallor) below a cut injury?
Do you have tingling, burning, numbness, or a "pins-and-needles" feeling (paresthesia) below a cut injury?
Do you have severe pain?
Do you have decreased blood flow below a cut based on the pinch test?
If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.
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| Last updated: | June 30, 2006 |
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| Author: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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