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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.

Is Chlorine Good for Cuts?Safety
When Should You Drain a Smashed Finger?Safety
What Happens When a Tourniquet Is Left for 3 Minutes?Safety
How Long Should You Leave Packing in an Abscess?Safety
Why Draining a Hematoma at Home Is Dangerous Safety
What Do Stitches Do? How Sutures Help Wounds Heal Procedures
When to Drain a Subungual Hematoma From a Smashed Finger Safety
Can You Get Stitches Wet? When and How Safety
How Long Does a Straddle Injury Take to Heal?Reproductive
What Can Happen If the Tourniquet Is Left On Too Long?Safety
How to Properly Close a Wound and Promote Healing Skin & Hair
Can You Massage a Hematoma?Safety
Why You Shouldn’t Pop a Shoulder Back in Socket Bones & Muscles
What Happens If I Shave With a Rusty Razor?Safety
What Were the Symptoms of Trench Foot?Safety
How to Apply Butterfly Stitches to a Wound Safety
How to Stop a Nail From Bleeding and Treat the Wound Skin & Hair
What Happens If Glass Stays in Your Skin?Safety
Can I Use Saline Nasal Spray to Clean a Wound?Safety
How Deep Does a Cut Have to Be to Leave a Scar?Skin & Hair
How Medical Professionals Suture a Laceration Procedures
What Happens If You Don’t Pack a Wound?Safety
Is Compression Good for Open Wounds?Safety
What Does Bright Red Blood Mean in a Wound?Skin & Hair
Does Acetone Burn Cuts and Damage Healing Tissue?Safety
What Is a Graze Wound and How Should You Treat It?Safety
How Long Can a Tourniquet Be Left On in the Army?Safety
How Blood Clotting Powder Works and Why DIY Is Risky Safety
Can You Survive an Arrow to the Chest?Safety
Which Type of Bleeding Is the Most Difficult to Control?Safety