Two times a day:

1. Clean the wound with soap and water or hydrogen peroxide and dry with a clean cloth.
2. Put antibiotic ointment on the wound.
3. Apply a bandage or sterile gauze pad to keep the area clean and dry.

For mouth cuts:

1. Put hydrogen peroxide on the cut three times a day with a cotton swab. Weaken the peroxide by mixing the peroxide in a little cup with twice as much water.
2. Give your child soft foods to eat, like applesauce or gelatin.
3. Give your child cool drinks, like milk or milkshakes.

Call your child's doctor if:

1. You see signs of infection in the wound area, like:
   1. pus
   2. redness
   3. increasing pain or tenderness
   4. warmth
   5. swelling
2. Your child runs a fever (100.4ºF or more).
3. Your child has not had a tetanus shot in the last 5 years.
4. You think dirt or other things are inside the cut.
5. The cut is big or deep enough to need stitches.
6. There is bleeding that is hard to stop with pressure.