Commentary for Zevachim 37:4

אמר ר' יהודה בריה דרבי חייא לא שנו אלא גמי אבל צילצול קטן הוי יתור בגדים ורבי יוחנן אמר לא אמרו יתור בגדים אלא במקום בגדים אבל שלא במקום בגדים לא הוי יתור

We learnt elsewhere: If a priest has a wound on his finger, he may wind a reed about it in the Temple, but not in the Country.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is a technical designation for all places outside the Temple. - The reference is to the Sabbath, when the Rabbis forbade healing. Nevertheless they permitted this in the Temple when the priest is officiating at the sacrifice, as it is indecorous for his wound to be exposed then.');">⁵</span> But if his purpose is to squeeze out blood, it is forbidden in both places.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The act constitutes making a wound, which is forbidden.');">⁶</span>

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