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