Marigold (Calendula in homeopathic terms) is known from olden times as a great healer. Consider its use as an ointment for all wounds.

SCRAPES:

· Wash your hands before giving first aid.

· Wash the cut thoroughly with mild soap and water.

· Apply a clean bandage.

SPLINTERS:

· Wash your hands with soap before giving first aid.

· Use sterilized tweezers to grab the splinter. Pull it out at the same angle it went in.

· If the splinter is just under the skin, use the tip of a sterilized needle to lift the splinter out.

· Wash the area after the splinter is out. Bandage as necessary.

LACERATIONS:

§ Wash your hands with soap before giving first aid.

§ Wash the wound thoroughly with mild soap and water.

§ Use direct pressure to control bleeding.

§ Bandage the wound with a butterfly bandage.

§ Get medical help

PUNCTURES:

· Wash your hands before giving first aid.

· Use a forceful stream of water (with soap) to rinse the puncture wound.

· Without sealing off the wound hole(s), apply a clean bandage.

· Get medical help.

FOR WOUNDS WITH EMBEDDED OBJECTS:

· Avoid removing an embedded object.

· Gently cut away any clothes from the wound.

· If necessary in order to move the victim, stabilize and then cut away the object a few inches from the skin.

· Wash your hands before giving first aid.

· Control bleeding by using indirect (not direct) pressure to the area around the wound.

· Immobilize the object while getting medical help.

Do Not:

- assume that a minor wound is clean because you can't see anything inside. Wash it.
- breathe on an open wound.
- clean a large wound--this may cause even more bleeding.
- probe or retrieve debris from a wound.
- push exposed body parts back in and cover them with clean material.
- try to clean a major wound after the bleeding is under control.

Get professional help if:

- the bleeding cannot be stopped.
- the victim is seriously injured.
- the victim has been bitten by an animal.