Legal Lessons: It’s Just a Flesh Wound… or Is It?
In the fast pace of urgent care, lacerations are our bread and butter. A few sutures, a tetanus shot, and a cheerful “all set!” send many patients back out the door feeling stitched-up and satisfied. But some of those patients come back—with more than meets the eye. One of the biggest (and most litigious) culprits? Missed glass foreign bodies in lacerations.
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