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  2. When to Get Stitches: How to Tell If Your Cut Needs Sewing Up

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    This includes the length and depth. Your wound likely requires stitches if: it’s deeper or longer than half an inch. it’s deep enough that fatty tissue, muscle, or bone is exposed. it’s wide ...

  3. Selective Service System - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .sss .gov. The Selective Service System ( SSS) is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains a database of registered U.S. citizens and other U.S. residents potentially subject to military conscription (i.e., the draft). Although the U.S. military is currently an All-Volunteer Force, registration is still ...

  4. Stitches for Cuts, Punctures, and Bites - WebMD

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    Wash your hands with soap and water. Run tap water over the wound to clean it out. Then, if possible, wash the area with mild soap and water and rinse again. Pat dry the injured area with a clean ...

  5. Hair Mineral Analysis Test: What It Can Reveal About You - WebMD

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    Hair samples can be cut from the scalp or pulled up with the roots, depending on the reason for the test. For some tests, you’ll need a lock of hair that’s 3 inches long and about the width of ...

  6. What to Do if You Cut Off Your Fingertip or Toe - WebMD

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    How to care for the tip of your finger or toe: If you have the cut-off tip, clean it with water. If you have a sterile saline solution, use that to wash it. Wrap it with moistened gauze or cloth ...

  7. A surgical wound is a cut or incision in the skin that is usually made by a scalpel during surgery. A surgical wound can also be the result of a drain placed during surgery.

  8. Cuts and Puncture Wounds - Healthline

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    car accidents. broken glass. stabbings. razor cuts. The most common causes for puncture wounds include: stepping on a sharp object, such as a nail. getting bitten. falling onto something sharp ...

  9. Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 - Wikipedia

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    The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act, Pub. L. 76–783, 54 Stat. 885, enacted September 16, 1940, [1] was the first peacetime conscription in United States history. This Selective Service Act required that men who had reached their 21st birthday but had not yet reached their 36th birthday ...