EM Cases · Wound closure and suturing techniques
Laceration repair OSCE — layered closure vs bite
Procedural OSCE testing pre-LA exam, layered closure, and secondary intention for bites.
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Target exams
ACEMFRCEMABEMFRCPCCCFPEMEBEEM
Prompt
Procedural station with a clean forearm laceration and a second contaminated bite wound.
Stem
All persons, presentations and observations in this station are fictional and invented for teaching assessment; they do not describe a real person.
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- [1]Elfar A, Ahmed Osman Mohamed A, Mahdi A, et al. Suture Techniques for Traumatic Wound Closure in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review of Cosmetic, Functional, and Infection-Related Outcomes. Cureus, 2025.PMID 40792329
- [2]Quinn JV, Polevoi SK, Kohn MA Traumatic lacerations: what are the risks for infection and has the 'golden period' of laceration care disappeared? Emergency Medicine Journal, 2014.PMID 23314208