Tongue Lacerations

What this episode covers

<br /> Tongue lacerations are surprisingly common in the Emergency Department. Fortunately most of them don&#8217;t require any specific interventions. You just let them go and they heal on their own. Really. But if you do have to repair I offer advice in this brief episode.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pwmblog.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PEMBlog</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/PEMTweets">@PEMTweets on Twitter</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@bradsobo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">My Mastodon account @bradsobo</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/sj.bdj.2008.257" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Resource from the British Dental Journal that has EXCELLENT pictures of healing tongue lacerations to share with patients and families.</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> References<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Das UM, Gadicherla P1. Lacerated tongue injury in children. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2008 Sep;1(1):39-41. PMID: 25206087.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Kazzi MG, Silverberg M. Pediatric tongue laceration repair using 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (dermabond(®)). J Emerg Med. 2013 Dec;45(6):846-8. PMID: 23827167.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Lamell CW, Fraone G, Casamassimo PS, Wilson S. Presenting characteristics and treatment outcomes for tongue lacerations in children. Pediatr Dent. 1999 Jan-Feb;21(1):34-8. PMID: 10029965.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Patel, A. Tongue lacerations. Br Dent J 204, 355 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.257<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ud-din Z, Aslam M, Gull S. Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Should minor mucosal tongue lacerations be sutured in children? Emerg Med J. 2007 Feb;24(2):123-4. PMID: 17251622.<br />