A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with a 2 cm clean linear laceration on the forearm sustained 1 hour ago while playing. He is ful...

Question

A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with a 2 cm clean linear laceration on the forearm sustained 1 hour ago while playing. He is fully vaccinated, including tetanus. There is no foreign body or neurovascular damage. What is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Primary closure with sutures after irrigation and local anaesthetic

Answer

Leave wound open to heal by secondary intention

Answer

Prophylactic IV antibiotics and hospital admission

Answer

Primary closure without cleaning the wound

Answer

Tetanus immunoglobulin

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Simple laceration management

A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with a 2 cm clean linear laceration on the forearm sustained 1 hour ago while playing. He is fully vaccinated, including tetanus. There is no foreign body or neurovascular damage. What is the most appropriate management?