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Sterile Abdominal Evisceration Injuries Replace Organ Protruding Laceration

Front What should you do with abdominal evisceration?
Back With these injuries, never try to replace an organ that is protruding from an abdominal laceration; cover it with sterile gauze compresses moistened with sterile saline solution and secure with a sterile dressing; do NOT use any material that is adherent or loses its substance when wet, such as toilet paper, facial tissue, paper towels, or absorbent cotton.

Tags: 28, abdominal, genitourinary, injuries

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