Reason: to prevent wound infections. There is no cutoff, however, for treating open wounds. A cut laceration goes through it. A scratch or scrape wide scratch doesn't go through the skin. Cuts that gape open at rest or with movement need stitches to prevent scarring. Scrapes and scratches never need stitches, no matter how long they are.
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Health Alerts: Coronavirus. Health Library. Flu Information. Nutrition Videos. Injury Prevention. Community Health Needs Assessment. Checking Out Cuts, Scratches, and Abrasions The glass slips from your hands and breaks when it hits the floor. Cuts, scratches, and abrasions are a part of growing up. Scratches: These are slight injuries that happen when a sharp object, like a fingernail or thorn, scrapes along your skin the way a pencil scrapes across paper.
How Do Cuts and Scratches Heal? Health Library Search. Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer. Read more comments. If you scrape you knee, there will likely be blood. If you scratch your knee, basically nothing permanent happens. See a translation. English US Spanish Mexico.
A scratch is usually like a 'line shape'. A scrape usually covers a larger area. I see.. Cmxx thank you! Cmxx91 : thank you!
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