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About: Pds Medical Sdhc & Ooh's

Attended as I had sliced the tip of my finger and it had been bleeding on and off for an hour. The staff were very nice but I feel underestimated the dressing required, maybe because it appeared to have stopped bleeding. The dressing of choice was a "Cosmopor E 7.2cmx5cm and unfortunately on the way home. although elevated, my finger started bleeding again. Consequently the dressing fell off and I was left trying to staunch the flow half way down Poulton Street.

When I reached home I used one of the extra dressings I was given and reinforced it with kitchen towel and sellotape.

Although the injury was minor I don't think the potential for a secondary bleed was appreciated even though I had advised the staff that I do get "White finger" which obviously has an influence on the bleeding capacity when it warms up.

This is not meant as a complaint, merely a gentle comment to bear in mind for future fingers.

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Response from Pds Medical Sdhc & Ooh's 4 years ago
Pds Medical Sdhc & Ooh's
Submitted on 05/04/2020 at 10:03
Published on nhs.uk on 06/04/2020 at 07:30


Hi Annie,

I am sorry to read about your experience. Thank you for sharing your feedback. This has been shared with team to support future learning.

Best wishes,

Lorraine Moffat

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