What if the child’s skin is bruised? Step 1 Stop the bleeding first For obvious bleeding after abrasion, after washing hands, press the wound tightly with sterilized gauze for 5 ~ 15 minutes. Step 2: Clean the wound After stopping bleeding, rinse the wound with clear water or normal saline to wash away the dirt on the surface of the wound. Step 3 Take the medicine After cleaning the wound, use cotton swabs dipped in iodophor (or iodophor cotton swabs) for disinfection treatment, and then apply breathable Band-Aids to prevent the wound from contacting other dirt. If the wound is slightly red and swollen and suspected of infection, apply erythromycin ointment or mupirocin ointment to the wound. 4. Serious bruises Read More …