Acute, life-threatening symptoms? Call 144 directly.
Condition
Wounds: care, tetanus cover and follow-up
- a clean cut without joint involvement
- a graze or scratch
- a small bite or scratch injury, after assessment
- a small-area, superficial burn
Orientation
How urgent is it?
When in doubt, always choose the higher level.
Assessment and treatment on site. You are welcome without an appointment, too.
Book an appointmentor simply walk in
- heavy bleeding that cannot be stopped
- a deep wound, or visible tendon, muscle or bone
- a wound over a joint, or restricted movement
- numbness or loss of strength beyond the wound
- increasing redness, warmth, swelling, pus or fever after a few days
- a red streak running towards the body
- a bite wound from an animal or a person
- unclear or absent tetanus cover
- a wound on the face affecting function or appearance
If your symptoms are acute and life-threatening, call 144. aprioris is not an emergency department.
Overview
What you should know
Small cuts and grazes: cleaning, dressing, checking tetanus cover.
Superficial wounds that do not involve deeper structures are well suited to outpatient care. What matters is thorough cleaning, tetanus cover, and whether the wound needs closing. Deep, heavily bleeding or contaminated wounds belong in surgical hands.
Dressing changes and follow-up
Once a wound is stable we take over the dressing changes, check the healing and show you what to watch for at home. If an infection appears, or the wound does not heal as expected, we refer you on.
One address for your concern
Book an appointment or come by during opening hours. And if you are unsure whether we are the right address: come anyway; we will work it out with you.
Symptoms
Typical signs
Typical signs
- a clean cut without joint involvement
- a graze or scratch
- a small bite or scratch injury, after assessment
- a small-area, superficial burn
What happens
What happens at aprioris
Our aim: to resolve your concern directly on site. Assessment, treatment and, where needed, a prescription or certificate. If specialist care is needed, we refer you on.
We clean and assess the wound, check tetanus cover, close it where needed, apply a dressing and plan the follow-up. Later dressing changes and healing checks are possible with us as well. Deep, heavily bleeding or infected wounds we refer on according to urgency and with a report.
Every case is reviewed and signed off by a physician, either during your visit or shortly after. Anything that needs specialist care, we refer on, prioritised by urgency and with a written report. aprioris does not dispense medication itself.
Treatment
Treatment overview
What you can do yourself
- rinse the wound under running water
- stop the bleeding with a clean cloth and pressure
- cover the wound cleanly
- watch the area over the next few days for redness and swelling
Services
Related services
Locations
Where we treat this
Available at 10 locations, with an appointment or as a walk-in.
AmriswilBadenBern ChristoffelHerisauLucerne NeustadtWinterthur MarktgasseZurich AlbisriederplatzZurich LimmatplatzZurich MorgentalZurich Paradeplatz
Booking
Book an appointment online
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an appointment for this?
Not necessarily. You are welcome without booking during opening hours. If you book an appointment, you are seen at the agreed time. You can book online or by calling the practice.
What does the assessment cost?
aprioris is a medical practice licensed by the canton. Services covered by mandatory health insurance are billed accordingly. Your deductible and co-payment apply, as in any medical practice. Preventive services are paid for privately; prices are shown with each service.
What should I bring?
Your health insurance card. If you take medication, a current medication list or the packaging helps. For anything to do with vaccination, please bring your vaccination record.
When should I go straight to emergency care?
Heavy bleeding, visible deep structures, numbness or loss of strength, or a wound with spreading redness and fever: call 144 or go straight to emergency care.