title: In at the deep end with a drug-related wound.
abstract: My first second-year placement was in the community, where I helped care for a patient with an open wound on his inner thigh caused by repeated trauma from intravenous drug use.
authors: Birmingham City University.
authors: Erin
authors: E
authors: Carrabin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013848:Thigh / Q000293:injuries
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents