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Module 2: Basic Surgical Skills

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SUTURE TECHNIQUESInterrupted sutures• Most commonly used to repairlacerations• Permits good eversion of woundedges• Use only when minimal skin tension• Ensure bites are equal volume• If wound edge is unequal, bring thicker side to meet thinnerside to avoid putting extra tension on thinner side• Use non-absorbable suture, if possible45 |Emergency and Essential <strong>Surgical</strong> Care (EESC) programmewww.who.int/surgery

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