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How Can pain In The Elbow And Knee Be Treated?

Hi Doctor, I was running in full speed on the road inside our academic campus and fell. As a result my knees and elbow got hurt. Of all the wounds, one wound on my knee is a little big and slightly deep. I cleaned it with normal water and then with liquid dettol. It seemed okay, until one morning when I observed a cotton thread from blanket gotten stuck there, when I removed it, it started bleeding (very little). I again cleaned it with liquid dettol. I sometimes put petroleum jelly on it. Now pus has formed there. Today is the 5th day of my injury. What should I do? Please guide me. P.S. I did not take a tetanus vaccine this time. The last I took was on March 20, 2016.
Sat, 24 Nov 2018
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Hi,

With the type of injury, I would advise...
-cleaning & dressing of the wound after it is dried well... with antibiotic ointment (like tetracycline skin ointment)

- an oral antibiotic (Erythromycin), anti-inflammatory pills like Ibuprofen.
-Inj. tetanus toxoid IM.

Please consult your family physician for specified treatment for you after a trial examination of the wound.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale,
General & Family Physician
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How Can pain In The Elbow And Knee Be Treated?

Hi, With the type of injury, I would advise... -cleaning & dressing of the wound after it is dried well... with antibiotic ointment (like tetracycline skin ointment) - an oral antibiotic (Erythromycin), anti-inflammatory pills like Ibuprofen. -Inj. tetanus toxoid IM. Please consult your family physician for specified treatment for you after a trial examination of the wound. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician