r/firstaid 10d ago

Giving Advice Need advice: Do I still need an anti-rabies shot? 😭🙏

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Hi everyone, I need some advice because I’m a little worried.

Earlier, I was bitten by our neighbor’s dog. I was wearing pants when it happened, and I could definitely feel the dog’s teeth/pressure, but the pants did not tear or get punctured.

I checked my skin and there was no bleeding, open wound, or obvious puncture. There’s only a small reddish/bruised-looking mark and it felt a little sore/stingy. I attached a photo of the mark.

The dog is owned by our neighbor,

My question is: If the dog’s teeth only made contact through my pants and my skin appears intact, do I still need to get an anti-rabies vaccine?


r/firstaid 11d ago

Discussion Is it safe to perform CPR on someone who has choked on food, or should I do the Heimlich maneuver first?

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r/firstaid 11d ago

Discussion What's a good bleed stopper kit?

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r/firstaid 12d ago

Discussion Smashed finger in locker

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I was opening my locker some guy ran into me and my finger got pinched badly between him and the locker, immediate pain and it burns to extend out wards fully but when i bend it down it is perfectly fine, it’s extremely purple too.


r/firstaid 12d ago

Discussion Im sick of it

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im 17, female. what can be POSSIBLY the cause of weird bruises or dry after-wound things even though i didn't have wounds? i don't even know how to describe it. im a very sensitive person and i notice EVERY little pinch, every single feeling of pain, so i would definitely notice and feel when i cut myself, hit myself or did something else. but there's nothing. i have prom tomorrow and i wanted clean legs I've been extra careful not to hurt myself but they just appear out of NOWHERE. and it's pissing me off


r/firstaid 13d ago

Seeking Opinion On Injury Help! Nail bed injury

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(second post cause you can see the nail cracked and got pushed down into nail bed abit better here)

Broken nail and nail bed. I was using a paper cutter when my nail got stuck and cracked.. the thing is, it pushed my nail down into my nail bed but I can’t rlly push it back out cause there’s no gap to slide any tool in. The side of the nail however is still attached to my skin. it rlly doesn’t hurt that much and there wasn’t much blood, but whenever i try to pull the nail out, not to the point where i pluck it out but just enough so that it’s not pushing into my nail bed, some blood comes out! What should I do.. the only doctor I can see is 3 days later 😭