How long is to long for a cut to bleed?
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it depends on how bad it is and where it is
take him to the hospital. they can make it stop bleeding.
The human body can withstand a good amount of blood loss. As long as it's not pouring out, your body can make enough blood to account for several soaked bandages. If he feels woozy, that's the time to go to the hospital. That means he has more than enough blood to survive, but is losing it faster than his body can replace it.
The adult body has 10 pints of blood. It's okay for him to lose about a pint of blood (That's what the doctors take for blood donation). But if he has got to the point of even half a pint, that's a lot of blood for a fingertip and I'd take him to the hospital to play it safe. Do keep in mind that the body produces more blood and if the bleeding isn't constant, then you don't have much to worry about.
Remember general safety (which you have seem to have followed). Replace his bandages with clean ones every so often, keep the wound clean and protected, and use antibacterial cream,
sometimes a cut can bleed for days and since you said it's not a constant thing then you should have nothing to worry about.
however, if the bleeding is profuse and you have to change the bandages every few minutes or hour or so then you should go see a doctor.
otherwise, he should be fine.
finger cuts have a tendency to break open the scar and bleed again. Be sure to keep the wound clean and dry. a little Neosporin ointment may help too. If the wound starts to hurt a lot more, ooze foul smelling fluid or pus, seek medical attention immediately. You can also call a pharmacy and speak to the pharmacist for more advice, they can help you determine if it is time to see a doctor about this cut.
Bleeding shouldn't continue for more than 10 to 15 minutes. However, it sounds more like he hasn't been careful with it and he keeps reopening the wound. Tell him he's not allowed to use that hand for anything, not even opening his beer cans, for the next few days.
And I would definitely say the whole hand, fingers rarely operate completely independently and the slightest bend could reopen the wound. Also if he's taking painkillers check the side effects, medicines like aspirin are blood thinners and will cause the wound to bleed more instead of clotting.
Slicing off even a small portion of a finger may require a trip to the ER for cauterizing, which basically means they burn the blood vessels close. However, it is only capillary bleeding, which is almost never life-threatening. Have him wrap the injury with gauze, then cover it with tape or more gauze, putting pressure on the injury site. If that doesn't stop it, then consider a trip to a urgent care clinic or the ER.
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