Wound Closure Pad - Light Small (Pack of 12)
An excellent low cost, 1 layer starter pad for demonstrating, training and practising core skills associated with wound closure.
Other skin tones and large pads are also available.
Overview
- Pad dimensions: 125mm x 72mm
Realism
- Works with all major topical skin adhesives
Versatility
- Use with the Skin Pad Jig Mk 3 (not supplied)
Safety
- Latex free
Skills Gained
- Making an incision
- Application of skin adhesives
- Interrupted suturing and knotting
- Stapling
Evidence
Laboratory-Based Validation of a Novel Suture Technique for Wound Closure. .
Ridgway, P. F. M., BCh, MMedSc, AFRCSI; Ziprin, Paul MBBS, FRCS; Datta, Vivek K. MBBS, FRCS; Khan, Mansoor S. BSc, MBChB, MRCS; Bann, Simon D. BSc, MBBS, FRCS; Peck, David H. PhD; Darzi, Ara W. MD, FRCSI, FRCS, FACS; Bouchier-Hayes, David MD, FRCSI, FRCS, FACS (2002). "Laboratory-Based Validation of a Novel Suture Technique for Wound Closure. ." Annals of Plastic Surgery 49(3): 291-296.
References
Undergraduate Medicine
GMC Outcomes for graduates (Tomorrow’s Doctors) July 2015, p15 Therapeutic Procedure... 25. Skin suturing
