diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical_packs.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical_packs.dm
index 4680b1f9a1c..92d5ffed73f 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical_packs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical_packs.dm
@@ -155,20 +155,20 @@
 	if(ishuman(M))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = M
 		var/obj/item/organ/external/affecting = H.get_organ(user.zone_selected)
+		for(var/obj/item/organ/external/E in H.bodyparts)
+			if(E.open == ORGAN_ORGANIC_OPEN)
+				to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[E] is cut open, you'll need more than a bandage!</span>")
+				return
+		affecting.germ_level = 0
 
-		if(affecting.open == ORGAN_CLOSED)
-			affecting.germ_level = 0
+		if(stop_bleeding)
+			if(!H.bleedsuppress) //so you can't stack bleed suppression
+				H.suppress_bloodloss(stop_bleeding)
 
-			if(stop_bleeding)
-				if(!H.bleedsuppress) //so you can't stack bleed suppression
-					H.suppress_bloodloss(stop_bleeding)
+		heal(H, user)
 
-			heal(H, user)
-
-			H.UpdateDamageIcon()
-			use(1)
-		else
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[affecting] is cut open, you'll need more than a bandage!</span>")
+		H.UpdateDamageIcon()
+		use(1)
 
 /obj/item/stack/medical/bruise_pack/improvised
 	name = "improvised gauze"
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/generic.dm b/code/modules/surgery/generic.dm
index 7a411bb967b..8c8a2906680 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/generic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/generic.dm
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 		"<span class='notice'> You have made an incision on [target]'s [affected.name] with \the [tool].</span>"
 	)
 	affected.open = ORGAN_ORGANIC_OPEN
+	target.resume_bleeding()
 	return SURGERY_STEP_CONTINUE
 
 /datum/surgery_step/generic/cut_open/fail_step(mob/living/user, mob/living/carbon/human/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/blood.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/blood.dm
index e3353fb6b81..c3b4c13111f 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/blood.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/blood.dm
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(resume_bleeding)), amount)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/resume_bleeding()
-	bleedsuppress = FALSE
-	if(stat != DEAD && bleed_rate)
+	if(stat != DEAD && bleed_rate && bleedsuppress)
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>The blood soaks through your bandage.</span>")
+	bleedsuppress = FALSE
 
 // Takes care blood loss and regeneration
 /mob/living/carbon/human/handle_blood()