The kitchen knife slipped

While sharp knives are essential in the kitchen, it’s easy to become distracted with all the festivities going on around you as you’re preparing food and end up cutting yourself. Gently cleanse any cut under cold, running water. Apply a plaster that both protects the wound and keeps it moist, and helps new skin cells grow into the area, so healing is quicker. It will also mean less of a scar than if a wound is left exposed to the air. Seek medical advice if:

the wound is deep, very dirty or ragged bleeding is profuse or you cannot stop the bleeding your tetanus vaccination is not up to date