Aa
Aa
A
A
A
Close
Avatar universal

general health

my son cut his foot and now its a deep looking hole and his foot is all white and is having a hard time walking. Its been a couple of weeks since cut
3 Responses
Sort by: Helpful Oldest Newest
Avatar universal
maybe an urgent care doc can take a look and clean the wound. you'd hate your kid to lose his foot due to untreated infection...if no way to get to doctor, clean the wound with saline or diluted hydrogen peroxide a few times a day, apply some neosporin ointment, cover the wound, elevate it if it throbs, make sure they get good sleep and diet. if red lines move up leg from wound or if he runs a fever, take to doc immediately due to risk of worse infection
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
it sounds like it's infected. take him to a doctor to have it checked out immediaetly
Helpful - 0
1343146 tn?1279330643
Sounds like a bacteria to me.  You need to take him to the doctor to have this looked at and get him on some antibiotics.  He probably needs a tetanus shot as well.
Helpful - 0
Have an Answer?

You are reading content posted in the Cold and Flu Community

Top General Health Answerers
19694731 tn?1482849837
AL
80052 tn?1550343332
way off the beaten track!, BC
Learn About Top Answerers
Didn't find the answer you were looking for?
Ask a question
Popular Resources
Discharge often isn't normal, and could mean an infection or an STD.
In this unique and fascinating report from Missouri Medicine, world-renowned expert Dr. Raymond Moody examines what really happens when we almost die.
Think a loved one may be experiencing hearing loss? Here are five warning signs to watch for.
When it comes to your health, timing is everything
We’ve got a crash course on metabolism basics.
Learn what you can do to avoid ski injury and other common winter sports injury.