Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid (2012)
Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid is a comprehensive guide to medical care in remote and challenging environments.
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The book provides information on proper placement of sutures, emphasizing the need for equal depth on both sides of the cut to ensure even wound closure. It also discusses the use of different sutures for different areas of the body, such as 5-0 nylon sutures on the face to minimize scar formation. The book also mentions the use of tape strips or butterfly bandages in combination with sutures to hold wounds together and decrease the number of stitches required.