Basic Suturing and Wound Management

Basic Suturing and Wound Management

Basic Suturing and Wound Management

How to use this module

Wound considerations

Categories of wound closure

Wound antisepsis and sterile technique

Local Anaesthetics

Suture Materials

Tetanus prophylaxis

Instructing the patient

The suture tray

Step 1: History and physical examination

Step 2: Use of non-sterile gloves

Step 3: Drawing local anesthetic

Step 4: Injecting local anesthetic

Step 5: Donning sterile gloves

Step 6: Clean and irrigate wound

Step 7: Draping

Step 8: Simple interrupted suture

Step 9: Vertical mattress suture

Step 10: Disposing of sharps

Step 11: Instrucing the patient

Step 12: Suture removal

Self-assessment questions

Printable version

Basic Suturing and Wound Management

A Self-Directed Learning Module

Technical Skills Program

Queen’s University

Department of Emergency Medicine