Sample Lectures

What You Get With OSC

• 11 Closure Methods
• 10 Exciting Case Studies
• 11 Hands-on Practice Modules
• Closure Basics Including Line and Needle Selection
• When and When Not to Close
• The A.C.E. F.A.S.T. Closure® Method
• Anesthesia Including Local Infiltration, Field Blocks, and Digital Blocks
• Proper Wound Cleansing
• Proper Wound Examination
• Foreign Body Removal
• Antibiotic Appropriateness
• When to Seek Surgical Consultation
• Current Tetanus Guidelines

• Proper Knot Tying
• Multi-layer Suturing
• Repair of Torso Lacerations
• Repair of Extremity Lacerations
• Repair of Head and Neck Lacerations
• C-spine Management and Imaging Related to Traumatic Head and Neck Lacerations
• Dog Ear Deformity Correction
• Undermining
• SPECIAL TOPIC: Pediatric Lacerations
• Repair of Scalp Lacerations
• Repair of Eyelid Lacerations
• Repair of Ear Lacerations
• Repair of Lip Lacerations
• Treatment of Open Fractures

• Repair of Nailbed Lacerations
• Repair of Flap Lacerations
• Repair of Buccal Lacerations
• Repair of Tongue Lacerations
• Repair of Joint Capsule Lacerations
• Treatment of Animal Bites
• SPECIAL TOPIC: Lacerations in the Anticoagulated Patient
• SPECIAL TOPIC: Managing Poorly Healing Lacerations
• Appropriate Follow-up Care
• Medicolegal Tips and Nuggets