Basic Suturing and Wound Management

Basic Suturing and Wound Management
Introduction
How to use this module
Objectives
Wound considerations
Categories of wound closure
Wound antisepsis and sterile technique
Local Anaesthetics
Suture Materials
Tetanus prophylaxis
Wound dressing
Instructing the patient
The suture tray
Step 1: History and physical examination
Step 2: Use of non-sterile gloves
Step 3: Drawing local anesthetic
Step 4: Injecting local anesthetic
Step 5: Donning sterile gloves
Step 6: Clean and irrigate wound
Step 7: Draping
Step 8: Simple interrupted suture
Step 9: Vertical mattress suture
Step 10: Disposing of sharps
Step 11: Instrucing the patient
Step 12: Suture removal
Knot tying
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