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Minor injuries: laceration repairs

BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-067573 (Published 13 January 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;380:e067573

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Re: Minor injuries: laceration repairs

Dear Editor

When discussing methods for haemostasis, I wonder why the authors did not include a comment on the use of dressings impregnated with kaolin, which are used in military and prehospital trauma.

Competing interests: No competing interests

23 January 2023
David Spitzer
General Practitioner
London
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