Discharge //

You were evaluated in the emergency department today for a laceration of your [XXX]. Your laceration was closed with glue in the Emergency Department. Please keep the area surrounding the laceration clean and dry. Please do not apply any ointment, as this will dissolve the glue. The glue should fall off on its own in about a week. Please follow-up with your primary care doctor for a wound re-check. If you do not have a primary doctor, you can call your insurance company to find one. If you do not have insurance, you can look for one on this of local clinics or go to the finance/registration department for more assistance. Return to the Emergency Department if you experience discharge from your laceration, redness around your laceration, warmth around your laceration, fever, vomiting, numbness, tingling, or any other concerning symptoms.



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