Patients must be:
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8 years old and over
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Able to make own way to assessment
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Injuries within 14 days
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Wounds less than 24 hours old with controlled bleeding
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Objects in nose or ear
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Crush injury to fingers /toes with no wound
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Ring removal from fingers /toes
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Minor burns or scalds (not involving hands, face or genitals)
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Head and face injuries not in exclusion criteria (not head injuries with loss of consciousness, vomiting/disturbed vision/ altered behaviour. reduced consciousness, underlying bleeding conditions or patient on anticoagulants)
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Eye injuries not in exclusion criteria
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Limb injuries (below shoulder or below knee)
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Animal bites including insect bites & stings (not human bites)
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Patients with a fracture that requires review after being treated outwith NHS Lothian
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Animal bites with localised swelling and no evidence of allergic reaction
