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Wound Closure for the Emergency Practitioner
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Techniques
Basic Suturing
Simple Interrupted Sutures
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
Other topics
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
Patient Resources
Laceration Aftercare Instructions
Suture Removal
Abrasion Wound Aftercare Instructions
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Posted on
October 9, 2017
October 9, 2017
by
bwlin720
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