Hand Injuries (cont.)

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Medical Author:

Chad Tarr, MD

Coauthor:

Philip Shayne, MD

Editor:

Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM

Editor:

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD

Editor:

Ron Fuerst, MD

Next Steps

Follow-up

After the initial evaluation and treatment, almost all hand injuries will require close follow-up with a hand specialist or primary care doctor. Most injuries will need to be checked within 1 week after the first evaluation and treatment. Some injuries may require a series of office visits or interventions (with tendon lacerations, infections, fractures, second- or third-degree burns) to achieve complete healing while others (simple or shallow cuts, first-degree burns, small fingertip amputations) may only require 1 or no follow-up visits.

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