• Antimicrobial
Efficacy of AQUACEL®Ag Ribbon Dressing (100% silver-containing
CMC) and Iodoform Gauze Packing Strip Against CA-MRSA (USA 300)
Management of Abscesses and MRSA
in the Emergency Department Video
Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH, FACEP, ABMT
Maricopa Medical Center, Research Director,
Emergency Medicine
Vice-Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor, AZ College of Osteopathic Medicine
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(WMV, 139 MB)
The
Changing Face of Wound Care
in the Emergency Department
Video
Mark L Waltzman, MD
Assistant Medical Director
Division of Emergency Medicine Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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(WMV, 67 MB)
Abscess
Management
Sales Aid (PDF)
I&D
Packing Instructions
for Use (PDF)
Control website
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