The 'Butter Test' to guide effective tissue cleansing after high-pressure injection injury.
A case of high-pressure fingertip injury with an unknown paint primer injectate, and the use of a simple test to determine whether it is water- or solvent-based in order to guide subsequent optimal debridement, is presented. The favourable outcome achieved was felt to have resulted, in part, from the effective single debridement thus achieved.
Urso-Baiarda
Fulvio
F
Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK. fulvio@doctors.org.uk
Stanley
Paul R W
PR
D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices