TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Laceration Repair A1 - Siegelman, Jeffrey N. A2 - Sherman, Scott C. A2 - Weber, Joseph M. A2 - Schindlbeck, Michael A. A2 - Rahul G., Patwari PY - 2014 T2 - Clinical Emergency Medicine AB - The timing of wound closure is determined by balancing the risk of infection with the likelihood of scarring.Identify and remove foreign bodies before wound closure.Evert wound edges for better aesthetic outcomes.Wound irrigation and debridement prevent wound infections. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/02 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101223056 ER -