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