We are able to see and treat, or refer, patients with minor injuries.

These minor injuries include:

• Lacerations capable of closure by simple techniques.
• Superficial injury of eye.
• Partial thickness thermal burns or scalds involving broken skin – Not over 1 inch diameter/not involving the hands, feet, face, neck, genital areas.
• Foreign bodies superficially embedded in tissues, including eyes.

An injury that is not amenable to simple domestic first aid, including for example:

• Bruises
• Bites/stings
• Sprains/strains
• Sunburn
• Splinters
• Whiplash
• Minor Head injuries where there has been no loss of consciousness