Thursday, May 28, 2015

DC Laceration

You were evaluated in the Olive View-UCLA Emergency Department today for a laceration of your XXX. Your laceration was closed with sutures in the Emergency Department. Please keep the area surrounding the laceration clean and dry. 

Please follow up with your primary care physician in 7-10 days to get your sutures removed. 

Please follow up with your primary care physician as needed.
 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 paper list 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. 

Thank you for choosing Olive View-UCLA for your care.