Skin Laceration

‍‍HISTORY: 
‍‍Laceration ‍﻿ ‍﻿ ago
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‍‍Occupation: ‍﻿﻿
‍‍Work-related injury: ‍﻿﻿
‍‍Tetanus vaccination: ‍﻿﻿
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‍‍EXAM: 
‍‍General appearance: ﻿
‍‍Skin: ‍﻿ cm laceration, ‍﻿, ‍﻿, ‍﻿, ‍﻿, ‍﻿, located on ‍﻿﻿
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‍‍ASSESSMENT: 
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‍‍DDx: ‍﻿﻿
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‍‍PLAN: 
‍‍- X-ray if foreign body or fracture suspected
‍‍Laceration repair:
‍‍- Local anesthesia with ‍﻿ ‍﻿cc ‍﻿﻿
‍‍- Cleaning and irrigation with normal saline
‍‍- Exploration of wound
‍‍- Closure with ‍﻿﻿
‍‍- Dressing with antibiotic ointment
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‍‍- Tetanus vaccination
‍‍- Wound dressing
‍‍- Education on wound care
‍‍- Referral to plastic surgeon for complex lacerations
‍‍- Suture removal in ‍﻿ days
‍‍- Follow-up in ‍﻿ ‍﻿ for wound check
‍‍- Return if signs of infection develop such as redness, swelling, pus, or fever