Do you want to hide when you realize the next patient to be seen has a complex nail bed laceration? Injured fingertips might get triaged to fast track, but nail bed repairs can be time consuming and a little daunting.

In this brief video, resident Kelly Wong and attending Nick Musisca demonstrate and discuss the appropriate management of nail bed lacerations. They review the medical management, suture technique and post-ED care, including things Dr. Wong would do differently the next time she tackles a similar repair — all in under five minutes!

Nail bed laceration repair with Dr. Kelly Wong and Dr. Nick Musisca