You get a cut on your hand.
Wash your hands with soap. Rinse the cut. Tell a grown-up.
A bandage can cover a small cut. It keeps it clean.
A scab forms. A scab is a hard crust on a cut.
A scab is a little shield. It helps keep germs out.
New skin grows under the scab. It may itch.
If you scratch, new skin can come off. Picking slows healing.
Small cuts heal faster than deep ones.
Most small cuts heal in a week or less.
The scab falls off by itself.
Words to know
- scab: a crust
- bandage: a cut cover
- germs: tiny sick bugs
- itch: wants scratching
