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check for an entrance and exit wound
get the shrapnel out- then cure like an ordinary gunshot wound
Treat the wound as any other puncture wound.
By contamination of an infected wound such as if feces get in the wound or the wound is caused by something rusty
If you are not sure if a chest wound has penetrated the chest wall completely, treat the wound as though it were an open chest wound.
A wound is a place where an injury has happened. It can be caused due to various reasons.
Assess both wounds. Assess for blood loss. Treat the most serious wound first. Protect the lesser wound(s) until those can be treated. Transport as soon as safe to do so.
Skin protrusion from a healing wound may be caused if the two opposing edges are not approximated properly. It may also result from excessive granulation tissue with fibrosis and keloid formation around the wound
just sew it
by only drinking water
Go to the hospital
Treat the most serious wound first.