We are now able to see & treat, or refer patients with minor injuries. The list of recommended injuries to be included are:
- Lacerations capable of closure by simple techniques
- Superficial Injury of eye
- Partial thickness thermal burns or scalds involving broken skin:
- Not over 1 inch diameter
- Not involving the hands, feet, face, neck, genital areas
- Foreign bodies superficially embedded in tissues, including eyes
- An injury that is not amenable to simple domestic first aid, including for example
- Bruises
- Bites/stings
- Sprains/strains
- Sunburn
- Splinters
- Whiplash
- Minor Head injuries where there has been no loss of consciousness