Urgent Care for Cuts, Bruises, and Abrasions

Cuts, bruises, and abrasions are very common and may be minor injuries you can care for at home. Some injuries, including deep, painful, dirty, or non-healing wounds, may warrant a visit to urgent care, where providers caCuts, bruises, and abrasions are very common and may be minor injuries you can care for at home. Some injuries, including deep, painful, dirty, or non-healing wounds, may warrant a visit to urgent care, where providers can assess your injury and provide rapid treatment. At Thibodaux Regional Urgent Care, we offer fast, convenient care for you and your family.n assess your injury and provide rapid treatment. At Thibodaux Regional Urgent Care, we offer fast, convenient care for you and your family.

When to Go to Urgent Care for Cuts, Bruises, and Abrasions

It is important to understand when a cut, abrasion, or bruise requires attention from an urgent care provider. Here’s what you need to know.

Urgent Care for Cuts

Though many cuts are minor and require only cleaning and a bandage, some may be more serious. You should seek treatment at urgent care for the following:

Your cut is deep.
Your cut has significant bleeding.
Your pain is ongoing.
You have numbness around the cut.
Your cut is on your face, throat, or over a joint.
Your cut has foreign matter in it.
Your cut was caused by a contaminated or dirty object.
Your cut was from a human or animal bite.

Urgent care providers can quickly assess your cut and provide treatment, which may include stitches, antibiotics, or a tetanus shot. Thibodaux Regional Urgent Care offers a full spectrum of rapid wound care.

Urgent Care for Bruises

A bruise is a discolored area resulting from an impact that doesn’t break through the skin. Bruises are usually the result of bleeding in the tissue under the skin and are usually purple, blue, or black. They may change color over time. You should have your bruise evaluated at urgent care for the following:

Your bruise is irregular or large.
Your bruise isn’t healing.
Your bruise is on your back, chest, or face.
Your bruise happened spontaneously (without an injury).
You take blood thinning or anticoagulant medication.

Bruises with these characteristics may require medical attention or indicate an underlying problem. Our experienced providers at Thibodaux Regional Health System can rapidly assess your bruise and provide the treatment you need.

Urgent Care for Abrasions

An abrasion, or scrape, is a common injury in which the top layer of your skin is removed. Some scrapes are minor and can be cared for at home, but more severe scrapes may warrant medical attention. Visit urgent care for the following:

Your abrasion is on your face.
Your abrasion is deep.
Your abrasion is bleeding significantly.
Your abrasion is not healing.
Your abrasion is swollen, painful, or draining pus (signs of infection).
You have numbness in the tissue around the abrasion.

Why Visit Urgent Care?

Thibodaux Regional Urgent Care offers several advantages:

We offer rapid, convenient treatment for bruises, scrapes, and cuts. Our locations are open seven days a week, and our extended hours make it easier for you to get care when you need it most.

We offer a full spectrum of urgent care services for many injuries and conditions. Our clinicians can provide a variety of treatments, including wound care, stitches, foreign body removal, and burn care.

We offer a range of diagnostic services, including an onsite lab.

We offer quality care that is more affordable than an emergency room visit.

We offer rapid service without the stressful atmosphere of an emergency room.

Thibodaux Regional Urgent Care is a walk-in clinic, so no appointment is needed. If you need medical help for a bruise, cut, or abrasion, visit Thibodaux Regional Urgent Care today. To learn more about the services we offer call 985.803.8383 for the Thibodaux clinic, 985.709.0136 for the Houma clinic, or 985.493.4944 for the Gray clinic.