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tape laceration

Posted By: nurseMT on 2006-07-13
In Reply to: Tape laceration-- sm - does that sound right?

Subject: tape laceration

Yes, people on longterm prednisone can have their skin tear right off from removing tape.


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Tape laceration-- sm
Subject: Tape laceration-- sm

Says that: she has a tape laceration on the underside of her upper arm, otherwise the skin is doing reasonably well.


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maybe cloth tape as opposed to paper tape ?
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Subject: scalp laceration

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Subject: nvm - stellate laceration


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Subject: stellite laceration?

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Stellate laceration.
Subject: Stellate laceration.

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canalicular laceration (sm)
Subject: canalicular laceration (sm)

FROM: http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic218.htm


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Forehead laceration
Subject: Forehead laceration

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Probably midline laceration...nm
Subject: Probably midline laceration...nm


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Subject: Laceration repair

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Subject: just a guess: laceration


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Subject: finger laceration "eppidiceum" ?

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type of dressing for laceration
Subject: type of dressing for laceration

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Subject: laceration s/l *corporal* orbital area


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Subject: Might be "Xeroform" dressing and "volar" laceration (nm)

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Subject: No the bleeding was as a result of a chin laceration. LET is correct. TIA

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tape
Subject: tape

moleskin tape?  There is also moleskin traction tape for casts/traction/frames etc.
Tape
Subject: Tape

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Cordran tape maybe? nm.
Subject: Cordran tape maybe? nm.

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cloth tape?
Subject: cloth tape?


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Subject: Try cloth tape.

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Subject: Glow 'N Tell tape?


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Subject: not a med, but paper tape? NM

I have typed allergy to this before.
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Subject: When the tape cuts out...

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The tape cuts out, but I'm hoping this may be a pretty common thing when talking about wound healing... I'm pretty sure it starts with an R, and maybe an Re and then the tape cuts out and then it maybe ends with a ch.  ???


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Subject: s/l telfin tape?

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Subject: Telfa and tape! Thank you!


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Subject: Telfa tape perhaps.


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Subject: s/l diaplastic tape

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Subject: s/l diaplastic tape

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Subject: RE: Cloth tape - yes!

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Subject: I listened further on the tape -

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Buddy Tape
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buddy tape
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Sorry. Maybe saying some OpSite placed? as in tape? sm
Subject: Sorry. Maybe saying some OpSite placed? as in tape? sm

OpSite transparent dressing etc. See link.


 


http://www.woundcareshop.com/opsitebysmithandnephew.aspx?gclid=CL-tpOef1ZgCFRwpawodIXLe0w


Sorry. Maybe saying some OpSite placed? as in tape? sm
Subject: Sorry. Maybe saying some OpSite placed? as in tape? sm

OpSite transparent dressing etc. See link.


 


http://www.woundcareshop.com/opsitebysmithandnephew.aspx?gclid=CL-tpOef1ZgCFRwpawodIXLe0w


Mulligan tape...she said it again, clearly this time...nm
Subject: Mulligan tape...she said it again, clearly this time...nm


When the tape cuts out and you can't hear anything, sm
Subject: When the tape cuts out and you can't hear anything, sm

its a BLANK! Never assume what they're going to say or how much was cut off. Flag it and leave a blank.

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Subject: bunny or buddy tape?

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Subject: Help - tension free vaginal tape

Space aurexius?  Sentence is....


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buddy tape (taping two fingers together)
Subject: buddy tape (taping two fingers together)