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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 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...
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... 
that had caused loss of more than 3 days from work. Subjects15 reported 15 hand lacerations, of which 4 were self-stitched, while others had been bound with ‘gaffer’ tape. The researchers conclude that prevention of hand lacerations should be a high...
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...
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...
ABC News: NHL Star Avery Suffers Lacerated Spleen
I hate Avery but I never wanted him to stop breathing... it looks like he will recover.
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...
A torn or detached retina is a serious eye problem. It is, in fact, a medical emergency. If untreated, it can lead to blindness. This happens most often in older people, but can happen to younger ones as well. It now turns 
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