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A seaman has sustained a small, gaping laceration of the arm requiring sutures to close if medical facilities were available. Which of the following remedies can be done to temporarily close the wound?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Basic first aid for lacerations (closing vs. covering vs. compressing) • The purpose of temporary wound closure when sutures are not available • Risks of impairing circulation or causing more tissue damage with the wrong method

💭 Think About

• Which option most closely imitates what a doctor would do for a small gaping cut if sutures were available, but uses simple first-aid materials instead? • Which methods are meant mainly to stop bleeding, and which are designed to gently approximate (bring together) the skin edges? • Which option avoids cutting off circulation or driving contaminants deeper into the wound?

✅ Before You Answer

• Does the method bring the wound edges together without excessive pressure? • Does it allow blood flow to the arm and avoid a tourniquet-like effect? • Is the material or method something that is commonly recommended in basic first aid rather than a makeshift or invasive procedure?

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