preventing cuts
chop the food not your hand
not washing knives separately from other dishes
when you wash knives with your dishes there is a big chance that you could get cut because you don't see the knife in the water. so you always want to make sure to wash knives separately from your other dishes.
catching falling knives
when a knife falls and you try catching it that's a good way to get cut. so when a knife falls just move out of the way and wait to pick it up.
using your hands instead of a cutting board to cut food
this is one of the easiest ways to get cut because if you miss the food the knife will hit your hand. so you always want to make sure your using a cutting board when cutting food