Citation

de Alwis W. Emerg. Med. Australas. 2006; 18(3): 229-237.

Affiliation

Emergency Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1742-6723.2006.00851.x

PMID

16712532

Abstract

Fingertip injuries are a potential cause of significant morbidity within the workplace and the community. Although they account for a low proportion of ED presentations, importantly they can frequently be managed entirely by emergency staff. A literature review was undertaken to identify the epidemiology, the assessment process and the management options for fingertip injuries as relevant to emergency medicine.

Language: en