Wounds smaller than 2 centimeters in the body or face

In children, medical assistance is necessary to know if the wound can hide major or minor internal damage. A wound is an injury that occurs in the body, it can be caused by multiple reasons, although it is usually due to bumps or tears in the skin.
Wounds can be serious depending on one or more of these characteristics:
     • Depth.
     • Extension.
     • Location.
     • Obvious dirt, foreign bodies or signs of infection.
In wounds there is a risk of infection and the possibility of injury to adjacent organs or tissues: muscles, nerves, blood vessels, etc.