Estimation of Laceration Length by Emergency Department Personnel

Introduction: Documentation and billing for laceration repair involves a description of wound length. We designed this study to test the hypothesis that emergency department (ED) personnel can accurately estimate wound lengths without the aid of a measuring device. Methods: This was a single-ce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christina L. Bourne, M. Adams Jenkins, Kori L. Brewer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2014-11-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4gn2x5h1