Call Your Doctor Now (night or day) If

• You think you have a serious injury
• Severe pain
• Bleeding that hasn't stopped after 10 minutes of direct pressure
• Cut causes numbness (i.e., loss of sensation)
• Cut causes weakness (i.e., decreased ability to move hand, finger, toe)
• Cut is very deep (e.g., can see bone or tendons)
• Cut is split open or gaping and may need stitches
• Dirt or grime in the wound is not removed after 15 minutes of scrubbing
• Skin loss from bad scrape goes very deep
• Skin loss involves greater than 10% of body surface (Note: the hand's surface equals 1%)
• High pressure injection injury (e.g., from paint gun, usually work-related)
• Cut or scrape looks infected (redness, red streak or pus)