Justin F. is seen in the emergency department with an 8-cm jagged laceration on the dorsal surface of his right

forearm. He says he was working with his brother-9n-law yesterday morning building a deck on the back of his home. A pile of wooden planks fell on top of him , and he sustained a variety of cuts and superficial injuries. He cleaned the wound with soap and water but didn’t want to go to the emergency room because he didn’t want to risk being in the waiting room for hours. He wrapped up his arm and went back to work, and then took an normal shower and went to bed last night. This morning the cut on his arm was still flapping open, and he realized he needed sutures. The appropriate management of this patient includes:

A. Proper cleansing and cov ering of the laceration, along with antibiotic therapy

B. Local anesthesia, cleansing, and wound exploration for foreign bodies

C. Local anesthesia, cleansing, and suture repair

D. Cleansing, covering, antibiotic therapy, and tetanus prophylaxis