Soft Tissue Injuries and Wounds

Contusions, lacerations, soft tissue injuries and wounds.
Emergency medical information for physicians, PA's and nurses.

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Bruises - Contusions - Soft Tissue Injuries - Sprains

Ankle, Soft-tissue Injuries - eMedicine

Bleeding into the Skin - MEDLINEplus

Bumps & Bruise - MedicineNet

Contusions (Bruises) - NCEMI

Minor Cuts, Scrapes, Bruises - Columbia University

Soft tissue injury guide

Sprain - Iowa Family Practice Handbook

Sprained Ankle - PDR Guide to Medical Care

Sprained Ligament - PDR Guide to Medical Care

Sprains - Columbia University

Treatment for Bruises - WebMD

Cuts - Lacerations - Wounds

Absorbable Suture

Absorption Dressing

Braided Polyester Suture

Cuts, Scrapes & Puncture Wounds - MedicineNet

Decubitus Ulcer - Family Practice Notebook, LLC

Decubitus Ulcers Information and Wound Stages - Information About Decubitus Ulcers or "Bed Sores" or "Pressure Sores". (LDHP Medical Review Services)

Decubitus Ulcer Prevention (Family Practice Notebook, LLC)

Definitive Wound Care Reference, Part 1

Definitive Wound Care Reference, Part 2

DERMABOND Topical Skin Adhesive - intended for topical application only to hold closed easily approximated skin edges of wounds from surgical incisions, including punctures from minimally invasive surgery, and simple, thoroughly cleansed, trauma-induced lacerations. [PDF 65Kb  8pp]

Dexon

Digital Block

EMLA cream

Facial Lacerations - National Guideline Clearinghouse

Foam Dressing

Hydrocolloid Dressing

Hydrogel Dressing

Impregnated Gauze Dressing

Knot Tying Manual - Suture tying.  Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company. [PDF 1.04Mb  49pp]

LET Anesthesia

Local Skin Anesthesia

Maxon

Mild Chromic Gut

Minor Cuts, Scrapes, Bruises - Columbia University

Minor Wounds - Arnot Ogden Medical Center

Needle Template, Ethicon - True to scale, printable template. [PDF 651Kb  2pp]

Nonabsorbable Suture

Nonadherant Dressing

Nylon Suture

Odor Reducing Dressing

Polybutester

Polydioxanone Suture

Prolene

Puncture Wounds - HealthGate.com

Puncture Wounds - Le Bonheur Hospital

Puncture Wounds - NCEMI

Puncture Wounds - PDR Guide to Medical Care

Puncture Wounds - St. John's

Puncture Wounds - Walgreen's

Saline Gauze Dressing

Silk Suture

Suture Material

Tissue Adhesive

Transparent Film Dressing

Unna´s Boot

Vicryl

Wound Care - Slide Presentations

Wound Closure Manual - This manual has been prepared for the medical professional who would like to learn more about the practice of surgery, the dynamics of tissue healing, the principles of wound closure, and the materials available to today's practitioners. Most important, it touches on some of the critical decisions which must be made on a daily basis to help ensure proper wound closure.  Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company. [PDF 1.20Mb  125pp]

Wound Dressing

Xylocaine

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