Clinical Procedure
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If lacerations are small but gaping, consider using the child's hair to tie the wound together. This, of course, only applies to children with long hair. Do not use this method for large wounds.
Method :
Make a twisted bunch of the child's own hair of appropriate size on either side of the wound
tie a reef knot across the wound and then an extra holding knot to minimise slipping as you tie, ask an assistant to drip compound benzoin tincture solution (friar's balsam) or plastic skin on the hair knot as this congeals, the knot is further consolidated against slipping.
Leave the tied hair long. The parents can cut the knot about five days later when the wound has healed. The whole procedure is painless unless an injection of tetanus toxoid is indicated.
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Method :
Make a twisted bunch of the child's own hair of appropriate size on either side of the wound
tie a reef knot across the wound and then an extra holding knot to minimise slipping as you tie, ask an assistant to drip compound benzoin tincture solution (friar's balsam) or plastic skin on the hair knot as this congeals, the knot is further consolidated against slipping.
Leave the tied hair long. The parents can cut the knot about five days later when the wound has healed. The whole procedure is painless unless an injection of tetanus toxoid is indicated.
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Skin staples with or without prior treatment with local anaesthetic soaked gauze is a quick and reliable way to close these wounds. Have the wound reviewed and staples out in 7-10 days.
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