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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 6. Emergency Wound Management > |
Chapter 43. Evaluation of Wounds
Sections: Epidemiology, Principles of Initial Evaluation, Patient Education, References.
Topics Discussed: wound assessment.
Excerpt:"Approximately 8 million traumatic wounds are evaluated in EDs
across the U.S. annually, accounting for about 7% to 8 % of
all ED visits.1,2 The face, scalp, fingers, and
hands are the most commonly involved areas of injury.3 Approximately
40% of traumatic lacerations seen in the ED are caused
by blunt objects.3 Wounds on children differ from
wounds on adults; lacerations in children are more likely to be
located on the head and be linear, shorter, less contaminated, and
more often caused by blunt trauma.4,5..."
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