ER arm laceration repaired with stitches
Levi stitches an ER patient's arm laceration before Richard takes over.
In Plain English
An ER patient's arm cut is being closed with stitches.
What Happened in the Episode
Richard takes over Levi's last laceration repair and tells him to go home.
Clinical Concept
Simple laceration repair involves evaluating, cleaning, and closing the wound when appropriate.
What ER Teams Would Evaluate
The episode supports arm laceration and suturing only.
Treatment and Management Overview
The supported treatment is stitches.
What TV Gets Right
The case shows a common ER task and the need for attending backup when a trainee is overloaded.
What TV Compresses
It omits irrigation, analgesia, tetanus review, dressing, and discharge wound care.
Sources and Further Reading
- iDRief catalog page
- Grey's Anatomy Universe Wiki - Haunted
- Haunted transcript
- Grey's Anatomy Universe Wiki - HauntedEPISODE
Supports: Supports an ER arm laceration treated with stitches by Levi before Richard takes over.
- Haunted transcriptEPISODE
Supports: Supports Levi and Richard's wound-repair scene context.
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - Cuts and Puncture WoundsTIER 1
Supports: Supports laceration and wound-care context.
- iDRief catalog pageIDRIEF
Supports: Provides the local episode record for Grey's Anatomy S19E4.