Diseases

Puncture Wounds

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Puncture wounds (produced and released internationally as a certain justice) is a 2014 american action film directed by giorgio serafini and james coyne, and starring cung le, dolph lundgren, vinnie jones, and briana evigan. The film follows john nguyen, a war veteran suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. After he rescues a prostitute, hollis, a local crime lord, marks them for death.

A puncture wound occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters into the body. This creates an open wound which is painful and may be bleeding.
Punctures may occur due to any sharp objects such as glass, scissors, knives, pins, nails, wood splinters and sharp stones. The object may remain embedded in the wound or may have passed clean through the body part involved.
First aid for a puncture wound
1. Do not remove the object unless it is very small (for example,a small splinter)
2. Stop the bleeding by applying pressure around the wound – take care not to dislodge the object
3. If possible, elevate the limb to prevent further blood loss
4. Seek urgent medical attention
It is important to keep the object as still as possible to prevent further injury to the deeper structures below the skin and minimise any bleeding.