ALL WOUND Flashcards by rain tiglao

Classification of wounds:

As to severity:
As to the Kind of Instrument Used
As regards to the Depth of the Wound
Superficial Wound
Deep Wound
As regards to the Relation of the Site of the Application of Force and the Location of Injury
Special Types of Wounds

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Wounds As to severity:

a. Mortal/Fatal Wound
b. Non-Mortal/Non-Fatal Wound

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an injury in the substance of the skin, DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE DUE TO EXTRAVASATION of blood.

Contusion Wound

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Wound which when INFLICTED IS CAPABLE OF CAUSING DEATH immediately after infliction or shortly thereafter.

Mortal/Fatal Wound

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Wound when INFLICTED WILL NOT ENDANGERS ONES LIFE

Non-Mortal/Non-Fatal Wound

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WOUND As to the Kind of Instrument Used:

a. Contusion Wound
b. Hematoma Wound
c. Lacerated wound
d. Incised wound
e. Punctured wound
f. Barotrauma
g. Frostbite, burns or scald
h. Gunshot or shrapnel wound
i. Avulsion
j. Abrasion

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this is the EXTRAVASATION OF BLOOD in the
newly formed cavity

Hematoma Wound

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the effused blood are ACCUMULATED IN THE INTERSTICES of the tissue underneath the skin.

Contusion

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blood ACCUMULATES IN A NEWLY FORMED CAVITY underneath the skin

Hematoma

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the SKIN SHOWS NO ELEVATION and if ever elevated, the elevation is slight and is on account of inflammatory changes

Contusion

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puncture or aspiration with SYRINGE OF THE LESION NO BLOOD CAN BE OBTAINED

Contusion

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the SKIN IS ALWAYS ELEVATED

Hematoma

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ASPIRATION WILL SHOW PRESENCE OF BLOOD and subsequent depression of the elevated lesion.

Hematoma

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tearing of the skin due to FORCIBLE CONTACT OF BLUNT INSTRUMENT

Lacerated wound

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There is NO SWELLING OR CONTUSION
around the incised around

Incised wound

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wound produced on the BODY BY SHARP EDGE INSTRUMENT

Incised wound

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Edges are CLEAN CUT; regular; well-defined

Incised wound

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Healing is FASTER.

Incised wound

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Extremities of the wound are SHARP OR MAYBE ROUND or contused.

Incised wound

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Examination by means of a magnifying lens shows that the HAIR BULBS ARE CUT

Incised wound

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Scar is LINEAR OR SPINDLE SHAPED.

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Incised wound

Edges are ROUGHLY CUT, irregular and
ill- defined.

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Lacerated wound

THERE IS SWELLING AND CONTUSION
around the lacerated wound

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Lacerated wound

Extremities of the WOUND ARE ILL-DEFINED AND IRREGULAR

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Lacerated wound

Healing is DELAYED

Lacerated wound

Examination with a magnifying lens shows that the HAIR BULBS ARE PRESERVED

Lacerated wound

is usually ACCIDENTAL BUT RARE INSTANCES it may be homicidal or suicidal.

Punctured wound

Scar is IRREGULAR

Lacerated wound

wound produced on the body BY SHARP POINTED INSTUMENT

Punctured wound

wound brought about BY CHANGE OF ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

Barotrauma

wound brought about BY HEAT OR COLD

Frostbite, burns or scald

layers of skin torn off completely or ONLY FLAP OF SKIN REMAIN

Avulsion

wound brought about BY CHEMICAL EXPLOSION

Gunshot or shrapnel wound

wound characterized by the REMOVAL OF THE SUPERFICIAL LAYER OF THE SKIN brought by friction against a hard, rough object.

Abrasion

wound which INVOLVES THE OUTER LAYER OF THE SKIN

Superficial Wound

wound INVOLVES THE INNER STRUCTURE beyond the layers of the skin

Deep Wound

TYPES OF Deep Wound:

a. Penetrating Wound b. Perforating Wound

one in which the wounding agent enters the body but DID NOT COME OUT OR THE MERE PIERCING OF A SOLID ORGAN or tissue of the body.

Penetrating Wound

As regards to the Relation of the Site of the Application of Force and the Location of Injury:

a. Coup Injury b. Contre-Coup Injury c. Coup Contre-Coup Injury d. "Locus Minoris Resistencia" e. Extensive Injury

When the wounding agent PRODUCES COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER PORTION of the hollow organs

Perforating Wound

It may also mean PIERCING OR TRAVERSING COMPLETELY a particular part of the body causing communication between the points of entry and exit of the instrument or substance producing it.

Perforating Wound

Physical injury which is LOCATED AT THE SITE OF APPLICATION of force.

Coup Injury

Physical injury LOCATED NOT AT THE SITE NOR OPPOSITE THE SITE OF THE APPLICATION of force but in some areas offering the least resistance to the force applied

Locus Minoris Resistencia

Physical injury FOUND OPPOSITE SITE OF THE APPLICATION force

Contre-Coup Injury

Physical injury LOCATED AT THE SITE AND ALSO OPPOSITE THE SITE OF APPLICATION of force.

Contre-Coup Injury

Physical injury INVOLVING A GREATER AREA OF THE BODY BEYOND THE SITE of the application of force.

Extensive Injury

It has NOT ONLY WIDE AREA OF INJURY but also the varied types of injury.

Extensive Injury

Special Types of Wounds:

a. Defense Wound b. Patterned Wound c. Self-inflicted Wound

wound is a WOUND PRODUCED ON ONESELF.

Self-inflicted Wound

Wound which is the result of a PERSONS INSTICTIVE REACTION OF SELF PROTECTION

Defense Wound

wound produced BY THE SHAPE OF INSTRUMENT OR OBJECT REFLECTED in the body.

Patterned Wound

As distinguished from suicide, the PERSON HAS NO INTENTION TO END HIS LIFE

Self-inflicted Wound

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