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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.

Hypochlorous Acid for Wounds: What It Is & How It Works Skin & Hair
Can I Draw My Own Blood Safely at Home?Tests
Can I Workout With Stitches on My Hand?Safety
How to Clean Cuts: What to Use and What to Skip Safety
How Long Does Necrosis Take to Heal?Skin & Hair
What Happens If a Needle Goes Through a Vein?Tests
What Causes Bruising at an Injection Site?Safety
What Are Hemostatic Agents and How Do They Work?Drugs
How Deep Is a Laceration? How to Identify a Serious Cut Safety
Can You Hit Bone When Giving an IM Injection?Safety
Can I Pop an Abscess With a Needle?Safety
How to Properly Dress a Fingertip Wound Skin & Hair
How to Safely Drain Blood Under a Nail Skin & Hair
Why Does My Cut Feel Like It’s Pulsing?Skin & Hair
How to Cauterize a Nosebleed: The Medical Procedure Procedures
What Can Result If a Bandage Is Applied Too Tightly?Safety
What Happens If You Get Stabbed in the Liver?Gut & Kidney
What Happens if Glass Stays in Your Skin?Safety
When Is Weeping Edema a Medical Emergency?Heart & Lungs
When to Pack a Wound and When You Shouldn’t Safety
What Happens If You Accidentally Inject Air Into a Vein?Safety
How Long Should Stitches Stay in a Hand?Bones & Muscles
Can Sugar Stop Bleeding? The Science and the Risks Safety
What Happens if You Hit a Nerve While Injecting?Safety
Can You Die If Your Femoral Artery Is Cut?Heart & Lungs
What Happens If You Hit a Blood Vessel During an Injection?Safety
What Is a Laceration Wound and How Do You Treat It?Skin & Hair
How to Fix Road Rash: Cleaning, Dressing, and Healing Safety
What Is Capillary Bleeding and How Do You Stop It?Safety
What Happens If an IV Is Not in a Vein?Procedures