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Breaking Shabbat For Injuries Caused by a Metal Object

The Daily Halacha Moment - Breaking Shabbat For Injuries Caused by a Metal Object

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Question:

May one break Shabbat to treat an injury caused by a metal object?


Answer:

One who is wounded through a metal object, such as a knife, may be treated on Shabbat and may even put cream on the wound in order to avoid infection.[1] Similarly, it is permitted to violate Shabbat for any wound that a doctor deems can be a life-threatening wound, such as if it is possible that the wound can cause an infection.[2]


Adapted From R' Yonatan Nacsons "Laws Of Shabbat" vol. 2, p. 289


Sources:

[1]. Chazon Ovadia, Shabbat, vol. 3, p. 234.

[2]. Shulchan Aruch 328:7; Chazon Ovadia, Shabbat, vol. 3, p. 234. See also Yalkut Yosef, Shabbat, vol. 4, p. 223 who states that not every small cut from a knife or metal permits one to violate Shabbat in order to treat it. One may only violate Shabbat in order to treat a cut that can be deemed at least a doubtful danger. See also Ashrei HaIsh, vol. 2, 36:33.


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