Suzi is chopping onions for a soup when she cries out in pain. You look over and she’s clutching the fingers of her right hand. There appears to be blood oozing out from between them, and she’s crying. What’s the best response you can offer her?
- Rinse Suzi’s fingers in the sink with hot water.
- Ask her what happened and why. Apply direct pressure to the cut for one minute.
- Offer her a bandage or finger cot and get back to work.
- Plunge Suzi’s entire hand into a bucket of ice for 10 minutes.