How To Do Skin, Soft-Tissue, and Minor Surgical Procedures

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• How To Debride and Dress a Burn
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
    • Initial care of all burn wounds
    • Definitive burn wound care
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tips and Tricks
  • Reference
  • More Information

• How To Do Burn Escharotomy
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
    • Limbs
    • Chest
    • Neck
    • Penis
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tips and Tricks

• How To Do Nail Trephination
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors

• How To Incise and Drain an Abscess
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
    • Antibiotics
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tips and Tricks
  • More Information

• How To Remove a Deep Fishhook
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tips and Tricks
  • Reference

• How To Remove a Shallow Fishhook
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
    • For the simple straight pull (string method)
    • For the needle cover method
    • After removing the hook
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tips and Tricks

• How To Remove a Tick
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
    • Prophylactic antibiotics
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tips and Tricks
  • More Information

• How To Treat an Ingrown Toenail
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
    • For all procedures
    • To splint the nail
    • To remove a nail spicule
    • To remove all or part of the main part of the toenail
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tips and Tricks