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Wound Closure for the Emergency Practitioner
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Basic Suturing
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Deep Dermal Sutures
Vertical Mattress Sutures
Horizontal Mattress Sutures
The Corner Stitch
Surgeon’s Knot
Advanced Suturing
Undermining
Layered Closure
Running Percutaneous Sutures
Running Subcuticular Suturing
“Dog Ear” Correction
The “Three-bite” dog ear correction
The Shorthand Vertical Mattress Suture
The Running Horizontal Mattress Suture
Locked Horizontal Mattress Suture
The Inverting Horizontal Mattress Suture
The Set-Back Dermal Suture
Hypothenar Autografts for Dermal Avulsions
V-to-Y Conversion Flaps
Alternative Wound Closure
Staples
Tissue Adhesive Glue
Tissue Adhesive Tape
Hair Apposition Technique
No Closure
Special Situations
Vascular Injuries, Part I: Basic Principles & Pitfalls
Vascular Injuries, Part II: Ligation Techniques
Fragile/Thin Skin Technique
Parallel Lacerations
Anatomic Regions
Lacerations around the Eye
Lip Lacerations, Part I
Lip Lacerations, Part II
Tongue Lacerations
Ear Lacerations, Part I
Ear Lacerations, Part II
Nailbed Injuries, Part I
NailBed Injuries, Part II
Extensor Tendon Lacerations, Part I
Extensor Tendon Injuries, Part II
Extensor Tendon Lacerations, Part III
Wound Blog
The Inverting Horizontal Mattress Suture, in action
Corner Suture Variations
Common Suturing Errors, Part I
Common Suturing Errors, Part II
“Loose” Closure
The toenail “spork” technique
Lac Repair in the Time of COVID
Wound Prep Series: Soap
Wound Preparation Series: Gloves
Wound Preparation Series: Topical Anesthetics
Wound Preparation Series: Injectable Anesthetics
Wound Preparation Series: Needles
Spider Bites! Part I
Spider Bites! Part II
Road Rash! Part I
Road Rash! Part II
Three things you didn’t know about gluing skin
Eversion
Dog Bite Dogma, Part I
Dog Bite Dogma, Part II
The Perfect Simple Interrupted Suture
Not Your Mama’s Horizontal Mattress
Preventable Lacerations: Epipen Auto-Injectors, Part I
Epinephrine Autoinjector Injuries: Part II
Delayed Primary Closure, Part I
Delayed Primary Closure, Part II
Stock & Simplify your Suture Cart, Part I
Stock & Simplify Your Suture Cart, Part II
Extensor Tendon Injuries: PIP & Elson’s Test
Achilles Tendon Laceration
Subcuticular Suturing Pearls
Three things you didn’t know about gluing skin
Laceration Aftercare
Absorbable Sutures
Absorbable Sutures, Revisited
Wound Preparation
The “Show”
The Golden Period
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Soft Tissue
Felons & Paronychias
Incision & Loop Drainage
Loop Incision & Drainage, Revisited
Ring Tourniquet Syndrome
Blocks
Field Block of the Ear
Infraorbital Nerve Block
Mental Nerve Block
The Ophthalmic (V1) Nerve Block
Digital Blocks
Burns
Part I: Injury Grading
Part II: TBSA Assessment & Burn Apps
Part III: Initial management of the minor wound
Part IV: Dressings for Outpatient Wounds
Part V: Escharotomy
Multimedia
Wound Repair 101
Lac Talk with Harbor PEM 5.18.21
Nerdnite SF
Basic Wound Management Lecture, Part I
Basic Wound Management Lecture, Part II
Basic Wound Management Lecture, Part III
Basic Wound Management Lecture: Part IV
Basic Wound Management Lecture, Part V
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Laceration Aftercare Instructions
Suture Removal
Abrasion Wound Aftercare Instructions
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Posted on
January 4, 2018
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