SAQ 716 – ENT – full-thickness ear laceration repair

Marked out of 12.00

A 68-year-old man presents to your rural ED on a weekend after a farm accident.

He fell mechanically onto a sharp piece of corrugated iron and injured his right ear. He is otherwise well, has no past medical history and has no other injuries. A photograph of the right ear is shown.

Right ear full-thickness laceration after a fall onto corrugated iron.
Right ear wound photograph

Describe the injury.

(Marked out of 4.0)


/ 4

State your steps to anaesthetise the wound for closure, including your local anaesthetic choice.

(Marked out of 3.0)


/ 3

The wound is anaesthetised. List your specific further management steps for this wound.

(Marked out of 5.0)


/ 5

Total Score: 0 / 12

Percentage: 0%