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A Simplified Technique for Producing an Ischemic Wound Model
Published on: May 2, 2012
A simple, effective and cheap device for the safe irrigation of open traumatic wounds
R J G Stevens1, E R Gardner, S J Lee
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Frenchay Park Road, Bristol BS16 1LE, UK. rjgs@doctors.org.uk
Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ
|April 24, 2009
Abstract:
This study reports the use of an overturned plastic gallipot from a sterile wound dressing pack as a splashguard during the irrigation of traumatic wounds with a device consisting of a 20 ml syringe and a 21F gauge hypodermic needle. This simple, effective and cheap device can be constructed from items readily available within the emergency department or operating theatre and minimises exposure to biologically hazardous material during wound irrigation.
