Wound Types

Question 0

Donor sites/grafts

Answer 0

Transplantation of skin-layer of skin removed from healthy part of the body (donor site)

Two types:

1. Partial thickness-
2. Full thickness-

Question 1

Surgical wounds

Answer 1

Donor sites
Grafts
Post Mohrs
Post Laser
Podiatric
Wound dehiscence

Question 2

Laser Surgery

Answer 2

Uses laser light to remove diseased tissue or treat bleeding blood vessels. Laser heats the cells in the area if treatment until they burst

Question 3

List trauma wounds

Answer 3

Abrasion
Laceration
Avulsion
2nd degree burn
Skin tears

Question 4

What are abrasions

Answer 4

Wound caused by superficial damage to skin no deeper than the epidermis. Grazes it scrapes. Skin come into moving contact w a rough surface causing grinding or rubbing away of upper layers of epidermis.

Question 5

What is a laceration?

Answer 5

A wound or injury which skin is torn, cut or punctured with blunt force trauma. Sharp injury which damaged the dermis.

Question 6

What is avulsion

Answer 6

Injury which a body structure is forcibly detached from normal point by trauma or surgery. All layers if skin have been turn away exposing underlying structures, subcutaneous tissue muscle, tendons and bone

Question 7

What are skin tears

Answer 7

Traumatic injuries which can result in partial or full separation of outer layers of skin.
Partial-epidermis deprecated from dermis
Full- both epidermis and dermis separate from

Question 8

What is a 2nd degree burn

Answer 8

Partial or full thickness

Partial-invoked entire epidermis and upper layers if dermis, blisters can me present

Full-the destruction of entire epidermis and most if the dermis

Question 9

What is wound dehiscence

Answer 9

A surgical wound. A surgical wound that breaks open

Question 10

Mohrs surgery

Answer 10

Chemo surgery. Microscopically controlled surgery used to treat common types if skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma is most common skin cancer

Question 11

Podiatric Surgery

Answer 11

Surgical treatment of conditions affecting the foot, ankle and lower extremity structure

Question 12

Pressure Ulcers

Answer 12

Area of skin that breaks down when something is rubbing or pressing against the skin. Pressure reduces blood flow to the area. Without enough blood the skin can die and an ulcer may form.

Question 13

Venous ulcer

Answer 13

Wounds that occur due to improper function of venous valves, usually legs

Question 14

Diabetic ulcers

Answer 14

Caused by diabetes, a metabelloic disorder that impedes normal steps of wound healing process

Question 15

Name all the types of wounds

Answer 15

Diabetic ulcers
Pressure ulcers
Venous ulcers
Chronic vascular ulcers
Draining wounds
Trauma wounds-abrasions, lacerations, skin years, 2nd degree burn
Surgical-donor sites/grafts, post Mohrs, post laser, podiatric, wound dehiscence