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s/l "Iglue" skin sutures??? - AMT
Posted: Sep 20, 2013
"I applied 1 mL of buffered lidocaine to the dorsum of the great toe and proceeded with copious irrigation with normal saline. I used Iglue." Dictator spelled i-g-l-u-e.
Nevermind, it's igloo...darn ESL - AMT
[ In Reply To ..]Only had to listen 12 times!
you assumed skin sutures - it's wound irrigation - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Skin sutures isn't even in your sentence. That said, I saw Iglue and immediately thought igloo. Didn't you? Why do you blame it on ESL? lol
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