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Steps 👣

Tip: Avoid using your fingers, except for the last step, to prevent injury from sharp debris.

Start by putting the correct instrument in your hands

1. Swab on artery forceps: Center to periphery
2. Wash with pressure
3. Forceps Anticlockwise→ prevents infection, Remove any FBs
4. Wash with pressure
5. Clean with a swab
6. Scissors & Scalpel: Excise any devitalized tissue, better to remove too much than too little (be aggressive)
7. Wash with pressure
8. Pack with a saline wick
9. 1 loose suture across the pack to hold it in place

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Questions❓

• What would you do if you found a cut tendon while debriding?
• What would you do if you found a median nerve cut while debriding?
• What would you do if you found the radial artery cut while debriding?
• When is tetanus toxoid/tetanus immunoglobulin indicated?