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[quote=Anonymous]Usually we just hold the kid down and do the sutures. A topical numbing medicine and then local numbing medication is usually used on kids. If the kid is uncooperative and it's really important that the kid be completely still, then occasionally I will try using ketamine to help calm the kid. Good luck getting a plastic surgeon to come to a community ED. If you really want a plastic surgeon to see your kid, then go to a big childrens center (and even then you are most likely going to get a surgery resident in the middle of the night). I do find it amusing when parents demand a plastic surgeon in the middle of the night though. My hospital has no pediatricians or plastic surgeons. [/quote]
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