Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills
Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills
Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills
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WOUND INFECTIONS IN CHILDRENWound closure• Less than 24 hours from injury, cleaned properly:primary closure• Greater than 24 hours, contaminated or animal bite: donot close• Wounds not closed primarily should be packed lightlywith damp gauze• If clean after 48 hours, delayed primary closure• If wound infected, pack lightly, heal by secondaryintention36 |Emergency and Essential <strong>Surgical</strong> Care (EESC) programmewww.who.int/surgery