Minor Injuries Seen at Brook Medical Centre

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 involving the hands, feet, face, neck, genital areas

 ◦ Not over 1 inch diameter

• Foreign bodies superficially embedded in tissues, including eyes

An injury that is not amenable to simple domestic first aid, including for example:

•  Bites/stings  
•  Sunburn    
•  Whiplash
•  Splinters
•  Sprains/strains
•  Bruises

Minor Head injuries where there has been no loss of consciousness