Puncture Wound
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Puncture Wound Incidence
Facts about puncture wounds:
Puncture wounds are very common.
The most common locations for puncture wounds are the hands and feet.
Puncture wounds have a higher risk for infection than
abrasions
and
lacerations
.
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Puncture Wound Symptoms
Related Conditions
Abrasion
Laceration
Skin foreign body
Skin injury
Tetanus
Puncture wound of the arm
Puncture wound of the buttock
Puncture wound of the face
Puncture wound of the foot
Puncture wound of the hand
Puncture wound of the leg
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Puncture Wound References:
Baldwin G, Colbourne M. Puncture wounds. Pediatr Rev. 1999 Jan;20(1):21-3.
Harrison M, Thomas M. Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Antibiotics after puncture wounds to the foot. Emerg Med J. 2002 Jan;19(1):49.
Haverstock BD, Grossman JP. Puncture wounds of the foot. Evaluation and treatment. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 1999 Oct;16(4):583-96.
Laughlin TJ, Armstrong DG, Caporusso J, Lavery LA. Soft tissue and bone infections from puncture wounds in children. West J Med. 1997 Feb;166(2):126-8.
Lavery LA, Walker SC, Harkless LB, Felder-Johnson K. Infected puncture wounds in diabetic and nondiabetic adults. Diabetes Care. 1995 Dec;18(12):1588-91.
Weber EJ. Plantar puncture wounds: a survey to determine the incidence of infection. J Accid Emerg Med. 1996 Jul;13(4):274-7.
