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LACERATIONS – ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT
Starship Children s Health Clinical Guideline Note: The electronic version of this guideline is the version currently in use. Any printed version can not be assumed to be current. Please remember to read our disclaimer. LACERATIONS ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT Author: Dr Sinan Kamona, Dr Michael Shepherd Service: Children s Emergency Department Editor: Dr Raewyn Gavin Updated: October 2013 Laceration Page: 1 of 6 Introduction ASSESSMENT Wound Irrigation Local Anaesthesia Debridement Procedural Sedation MANAGEMENT of Specific Types of Wound Methods of Closure Dressings and Splints Other Treatment Links to Patient Advice Sheets References Introduction Minor LACERATIONS are extremely common in childhood. There are a variety of MANAGEMENT options which need to balance distress to the child with functional and cosmetic results. Many wounds can be managed without suturing.
Starship Children’s Health Clinical Guideline Note: The electronic version of this guideline is the version currently in use. Any printed version can
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