Ok here is the story. My friend and I were playing manhunt in my neighborhood and i was running and he was chasing me, then while i was running i twisted my ankle a little and grinded on the road really hard then when i got up i saw sum little rock particals and gravel particals in my sum are im my skin a little and i can not get them out when i touch the alcohol pad to my wrist it sting like a ***** and i don't no wat to do lol i want to know how to get them out of wrist without hurting my self, oh and the same thing happened to my elbow i got most of it off but theirs like little gravel paticals in there still. can u guys plz help me =(? oh another thing will i get infected if i dont get it out of my arm and elbow the gravel stuff

Alcohol will sting. Use warm water and a mild soap to wash the scrapes and remove the gravel. Yes, it will get infected if you don't get the gravel out. Once you have the wounds washed and the gravel removed, pat the scrapes dry (don't rub), and apply an antibacterial ointment. A lot of them contain a built-in analgesic which will numb the area and help with any pain. Then bandage the scrapes. If you have band-aids large enough to cover the entire wound, use them. If you don't, buy some or use nonstick gauze and medical tape. You don't want the adhesive from the band-aid on the wound, so don't simply put a bunch of little band-aids next to each other.
Scrapes are usually shallow and heal quickly as a result. You will probably only need to keep them bandaged for a few days.

Soak in a warm bath with either a cup of epsom salt or baking soda, the gravel should fall out.

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i have 6 in my wrist (i had broken it and had 2 pins inserted in my bone and then taken out). they are in 2 groups off 3, one being on top, and the other being on the side. it kind of looks like my doctor had just threaded one at a time and then knotted at the end? not sure. but does it hurt !?

I had to get stitches two days ago and so I asked the same question. All the answers said no, it doesn't hurt. Thank God. I know it hurt getting them in. The numbing shot hurt anyway.

the actual removal doesn't hurt at all. what can hurt is if the stitch is a bit sort of embedded and needs to be raised in order to get the scissors underneath to cut it but even so i am not sure if that is only in the mind.
i personally think the anticipation is worse that the removal.

No it doesn't hurt, I have had stitches a few times and the only time it hurt was when I broke my nose and they had to remove the stitches from the inside of my nose, and even then it didn't hurt that bad- you'll be fine (=

Agreed, you may feel a itching or slight tugging sensation. But not much pain, surely not as much as they hurt going in!

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i got cut with a very sharp piece of glass, the cut is not long, but pretty deep, i washed it out good, and put neosporin on. would this heal by itself? do cuts that need stitches heal by themselves if you wrap them well enough?

if you are not going to get stitches i would rewash it with peroxide at least 2 more times to be safe then get your neosporin and then buy some really nice waterproof bandaids and change them everyday then later as the cut heals prob in a week or so dont put one on it at night so it can dry up and air out

It's deep, so it is more likely to get infected compared to a shallow long cut.
Usually people get stitches for deep cuts and for wounds that do not stop bleeding.
I got a very deep cut when I was younger (from skating, I fell and cut myself) and I had to get stitches.
Go see your doctor asap or go to emerg and have them take a look at it...better safe than sorry!

Go to Emergency Room at local hospital or contact your doctor and let them decide. Treaating yourself could result in infection.
Yes it cold heal by itself but if an infection sets in you are looking at
surgery. Do not delay in seeking medical help.

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