Scrapes and Abrasions

Possible Symptoms:

• scraped skin that may or may not bleed
• dirt in the abrasion
• not a cut, the skin is not spread apart

Scrapes and abrasions are very common and easily treated at home. If the area affected is large, deeply injured or appears infected you should see a nurse/doctor. Treatment depends on good initial cleaning and watching for infection. Most scrapes or abrasions will heal in 1-2 weeks.

Please answer the following questions in order to know what to do next.

Questions

Does the abrasion/scrape go deeper than the skin layer?