About Adam Kaye, MD

EM Resident
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency

Trick of the Trade: DIY Squirt Bottle Wound Irrigation

Wound irrigation is arguably one of the most important steps in closing a laceration, because all lacerations should be considered to be contaminated. Irrigation is considered the foundation in preventing infection. A common way to cleanse a wound is to irrigate a wound using a 20 cc syringe, angiocatheter, and splash protector. To achieve 500 cc of irrigation, however, it would require 25 syringe refills! Is there a better, cost-effective alternative?
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By Adam Kaye, MD|2017-07-30T14:37:24-07:00Jul 31, 2017|Orthopedic, Trauma, Tricks of the Trade|