Urgent Care Urgent Care for Lacerations and Wound Care 2

Question 1

Nylon sutures placed on the face should typically be removed after how many days?

Accepted Answer

5–7 days

Answer

Facial sutures are removed at 5–7 days to prevent track marks while allowing adequate initial healing.

Question 2

Which type of wound should NOT be closed primarily in urgent care?

Accepted Answer

A puncture wound from a rusty nail

Answer

Puncture wounds have a high risk of anaerobic infection and should not be closed primarily; they are left open or loosely approximated.

Question 3

A patient has a 4 cm scalp laceration that is actively bleeding. What is the first-line intervention?

Accepted Answer

Direct pressure with a sterile gauze

Answer

Direct pressure is always the first step in hemorrhage control for scalp lacerations before any procedural intervention.

Question 4

What suture size is most appropriate for closing a facial laceration in an adult?

Accepted Answer

4-0 or 5-0

Answer

Fine sutures (4-0 or 5-0) are used on the face to minimize scarring while maintaining adequate tensile strength.

Question 5

Which finding indicates that a wound requires exploration for a possible foreign body?

Accepted Answer

Wound caused by a glass object

Answer

Wounds caused by glass have a high likelihood of retained foreign body and require thorough exploration and often imaging.

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