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Annika Andersen

At a community hospital emergency department in El Paso, Texas, Annika Andersen, RN, CEN, manages the fast-track care area. A former Army combat medic who studied nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, she writes about minor emergency injuries for Biology Insights and builds shadowbox displays for dried plant specimens.

What Does Gangrene Look Like? Types & Visual Signs Skin & Hair
How to Safely Remove a Stuck Piercing Safety
What Happens If You Cut a Vein? First Aid & When to Worry Safety
When to Remove Surgical Tape and How to Do It Safely Safety
How to Clean a Medical Port and Prevent Infection Safety
How to Treat an Open Scrotal Wound and Prevent Infection Skin & Hair
What Happens If You Get Cut by Rust?Safety
Thumb Artery Injury: Signs, Treatment, and What to Do Bones & Muscles
What Do Bat Scratches on Skin Look Like?Safety
How Long Does a Gash Take to Heal: By Severity Skin & Hair
If Hydrogen Peroxide Bubbles, Is That an Infection?Immunity
What Happens If You Get Ink in a Wound?Skin & Hair
What Happens If the Ulnar Artery Is Cut?Heart & Lungs
Can You Use Peroxide on Your Stitches?Safety
How to Tell If Tissue Is Necrotic Safety
Can You Put Heat on a Surgical Incision?Procedures
How to Suture Skin: The Steps of Closing a Wound Procedures
How to Know If You Cut an Artery: Signs and First Aid Safety
Is a Skin Tear an Avulsion? Key Differences Explained Skin & Hair
Can Urine Disinfect a Wound? The Science and Risks Safety
How Long to Soak a Wound in Salt Water?Safety
What Happens If an IV Is Put in Wrong?Safety
Can You Use Isopropyl Alcohol to Clean Cuts?Safety
What Does a Bat Bite Look Like on a Human?Safety
Is Chlorine Bad for Wounds?Skin & Hair
What Does an Antiseptic Do and How Do They Work?Drugs
How Many Stitches Per Inch for a Cut?Safety
What Is Vashe Wound Solution and How Does It Work?Skin & Hair
What Happens if You Put an IV in an Artery?Safety
How to Make Dakin’s Solution for Wound Care Safety