First Aid

Cuts, Puncture Wounds and Lacerations:
Ledum	Puncture wounds, insect bites, stepping on a nail.
Silica	Splinters, to expel a foreign body.
Calendula	Wounds, cuts, and bleeding, internally slows down and stops bleeding, and prevents infection.
Hypericum	Wounds, cuts, and bleeding when there are sharp shooting pains.

Any kind of wound that breaks the skin is prone to infection especially a wound that is deep and does not bleed very much. Very close attention will need to be spent over the next several days when dressing a wound to make sure no signs of infection are present. Signs of infection include swelling, white discharge, a red circle around the wound, or red streaks in the area of the wound. Any kind of infection can be serious and medical attention should be sought.