First Aid Phraseology: Lacerations or Incisions, Do You Know Which Makes the Cut?
First Aid Phraseology: Lacerations or Incisions, Do You Know Which Makes the Cut? Tuesday March 16, 2010#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) Jagged, ripped and torn apart, lacerations bear no art. Incisions, though, have grace and grand design. The lowly laceration is the work of twisted metal But only the sharpest edge may incise the surgeon’s line. Lacerations get more airplay. Incisions, however, are a cut above your average laceration. Incisions are all about precision versus the laceration’s desecration. I know, I know. Cut it out (insert eye roll here). Hehehe. I couldn’t resist. You’ve put up with my lame humor and my painful attempt at poetry, but worse yet, you’re now wondering exactly what the difference really is between a laceration and an incision. Let’s cut to the chase – there I go again, it’s like a sickness – lacerations and incisions both refer to opening a hole in the skin. The biggest difference is intent. Surgeons cut into us on purpose (so do
