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Scalp lacerations are one of the most common injuries which present to the Emergency Department. Applying a dry bandage over the staples or sutures can be a challenge because the tape...
lacerations are often sustained by a major crush injury, resulting in a stellate and irregular laceration... because pieces of the nailbed are often missing, as seen in the photo above.
Occasionally, nailbed lacerations...
The corneal reflex test (blink test) examines the reflex pathway involving cranial nerves... me a little worried about causing a corneal abrasion, especially if you are examining a very somnolent patient...
Scalp lacerations are apparently a hot topic these days. This is the third post now on how to apply a bandage to a scalp laceration.
Beanie hat using tubular gauze
Hair braid dressing...
Lacerations of the finger can bleed quite profusely because of digital vascularity... direct pressure over the laceration often controls the bleeding.
What if this doesn't work...
. Who was I to argue?
This sounded classically like a corneal abrasion, a scratch or injury to the cornea... 
that had caused loss of more than 3 days from work. Subjects15 reported 15 hand lacerations, of which 4 were self... lacerations should be a high priority, with first-aid training and equipment for fishing crews to improve...
about scalp lacerations.
Often patients with scalp lacerations have clotted blood in their hair.... This would further allows us to detect occult scalp lacerations.
Photo courtesy of Dr. John Fowler
Trick of the Trade...
Lacerations of elderly patients or chronic corticosteroid users can be a challenge... the typically irregularly-edged laceration.
How do you repair these lacerations?
Do you just slap a band-aid... 
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