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Khadar
Khadarabout 5 years ago
Young child with 3cm facial laceration – closure method?

Young child with 3cm facial laceration – closure method?

5yo brought to A&E by his mum with forehead laceration after whacking head on jungle gym. No loss of consciousness and child is luckily alert, and active. Unfortunately he's got a 3cm laceration crossing his hairline. Junior docs – what do you recommend for wound closure for this child? Would you go for interrupted sutures or sterli strips? Would you shave around the area or not? Why?

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about 5 years ago

Surgical glue, i ended up cutting my forehead too when i was young and theg used that

about 5 years ago

I ran into a brick wall and my chin had about 4 cuts, surgical glue was used when sutures probably shouldve been used

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about 5 years ago

Strip

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