Abstract:BackgroundPsychiatric in-patients are often transferred to an emergency department for care of minor wounds, incurring significant distress to the patient and cost to the service.AimsTo improve superficial wound management in psychiatric in-patients and reduce transfers to the emergency department.MethodThirty-four trainees attended two peer-led suturing and wound management teaching sessions, and a suturing kit box was compiled and stored at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Teaching was evaluated using Kirkpatri… Show more
“…We compliment Buick and colleagues 1 for their innovative venture. We want to stress that the benefits of in-house management of minor wounds are far more than financial.…”
“…We compliment Buick and colleagues 1 for their innovative venture. We want to stress that the benefits of in-house management of minor wounds are far more than financial.…”
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