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How To Care for Wounds and Lacerations
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How To Care for Wounds and Lacerations
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How To Cleanse, Irrigate, Debride, and Dress Wounds
Indications
Contraindications
Complications
Equipment
Additional Considerations
Positioning
Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
Preliminary tasks
Local infiltration anesthesia
Wound cleansing
Wound exploration
Wound debridement
Wound dressing*
Aftercare
Warnings and Common Errors
How To Repair a Laceration With Simple Interrupted Sutures
Indications
Contraindications
Complications
Equipment
Additional Considerations
Positioning
Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
Handling the instruments
Inserting the sutures
The instrument tie
Aftercare
Warnings and Common Errors
How To Do Plastic Surgical Repair With Buried Deep Dermal Sutures
Indications
Contraindications
Complications
Equipment
Additional Considerations
Relevant Anatomy
Positioning
Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
Aftercare
Warnings and Common Errors
Tips and Tricks
How To Repair a Laceration With Glue
Indications
Contraindications
Complications
Equipment
Additional Considerations
Relevant Anatomy
Positioning
Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
Aftercare
Warnings and Common Errors
Tips and Tricks
How To Repair a Laceration With Horizontal Mattress Sutures
Indications
Contraindications
Complications
Equipment
Additional Considerations
Positioning
Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
Horizontal mattress suture
Half-buried horizontal mattress suture
Aftercare
Warnings and Common Errors
Tips and Tricks
How To Repair a Laceration With Stapling
Indications
Contraindications
Complications
Equipment
Additional Considerations
Positioning
Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
Aftercare
Warnings and Common Errors
Tips and Tricks
How To Repair a Laceration With a Subcuticular Running Suture
Indications
Contraindications
Complications
Equipment
Additional Considerations
Relevant Anatomy
Positioning
Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
For closures that will require suture removal
For closures that will not require suture removal
Aftercare
Tips and Tricks
How To Repair a Laceration With Vertical Mattress Sutures
Indications
Contraindications
Complications
Equipment
Positioning
Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
Vertical mattress suture
Aftercare
Warnings and Common Errors
Tips and Tricks