My DS (3) had a tumble this morning, and now has a graze about an inch long and half an inch wide on his scalp, in his hair, plus a few small cuts/ scratches near his hairline which bled profusely.
As soon as it happened I cleaned the whole area with cotton wool and cooled boiled water (luckily I'd just finished a coffee so had some ready!), and persuaded him to sit still until the bleeding stopped, which it did without having to resort to dressings. He appears otherwise unharmed, and has run round like a mad thing, as normal, today, pupils equal and reactive etc. The smaller cuts are starting to form scabs.
However - I'm not sure how to deal with the graze at bathtime tonight. The grazed area isn't yet scabbed over, and I can't wash his hair without touching it/ letting shampoo onto it, so don't want to - but equally I don't want dirty hair over a new graze either!
Are their any doctors/ nurses/ whatever out there who can give me some advice on how best to care for this wound while it heals?