Wound Care

Wound Care: Education Modules

• Wound Care Module - developed by the ECI

• Laceration Repair - developed by Closing the Gap

Wound Care: Papers

• Cole, E. (2003) Wound management in the A&E department, Nursing Standard, vol. 17, no. 46, pp. 45-52

• Perelman, V. S. (2004) Sterile versus nonsterile gloves for repair of uncomplicated lacerations in the emergency department: a randomised control trial, Annals of Emergency Medicine, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 362-370.

Wound Care Guidelines

• Wounds Nurse Management Guidelines - for the ECI Nurse Delegated Emergency Care model

Relevant Patient Factsheets

The following patient factsheets have been developed by the ECI:

• Cellulitis 

• Skin Cuts and Scrapes 

• Wound Care

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