Laceration repair is the act of cleaning, preparing, and closing the wound. Minor lacerations (shallow, small, not bleeding, and clean) may not require medical attention. Antibiotic ointment and a bandage may be all that is needed. However, most lacerations do require repair.
Symptoms of ear infections. Intense pain in your childâs affected ear is usually the first sign of an ear infection. Young children can tell you that their ear hurts, but babies may only cry. Your child may repeatedly pulls on the ear that hurts.
Ear Infections-Symptoms. Symptoms of a middle ear infection (acute otitis media) often start 2 to 7 days after the start of a cold or other upper respiratory infection. Symptoms of an ear infection may include: 1  Ear pain (mild to severe).2  Babies often pull or tug at their ears when they have an earache.3  Fever. 4  Drainage from the ear that is thick and yellow or bloody. 5  This means the eardrum has probably burst (ruptured). 6  The hole in the eardrum often heals by itself in a few weeks.ymptoms of an ear infection may include: 1  Ear pain (mild to severe). 2  Babies often pull or tug at their ears when they have an earache. 3  Fever. 4  Drainage from the ear that is thick and yellow or bloody. 5  This means the eardrum has probably burst (ruptured).