Flashcards in Wound Care Deck (13)
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1
List factors influencing wound healing
1. Age
2. Co-morbidities
3. Edema
4. Harsh or Inappropriate Wound care
5. Infection
2
What is the cause of an abrasion wound
Caused by a combo of friction and shear forces typically over a rough surface
3
What is an abrasion wound?
Scraping away of skin due to injury or mechanical abrasion
4
Describe a soft tissue avulsion (also known as degloving)
Serous wound resulting from tension that causes skin to become detached from underlying structures
5
Describe an incisional wound.
Most often associated with surger and is created intentionally by means of a sharp object such as a scalpel or scissors
6
Describe a laceration.
An irregular tear of the skin that produces a torn, jagged wound
Typically associated with trauma and can be result of shear, tension or high force compression
7
Describe a penetrating wound
Result from various mechanisms of injury and is a a wound that enters the interior of an organ or cavity
8
Describe a puncture wound.
Made by shear pointed object as it penetrates the skin and underlying tissues.
Usually little tissue damage beyond the wound tract. Risk of contamination and infection can be significant
9
Describe a skin tear.
Results from trauma to fragile skin (bumping into object, adhesive removal, shear or friction forces)
May range from flap like ear, that may or may not remain viable, to full thickness tissue loss
10
Describe petechiae.
Tiny red or purple hemorrhagic spots on the skin
11
Describe ecchymosis
Bluish discoloration of skin caused by extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissues
“Ankle sprain”
12
Describe a contusion
Injury in which skin is not broke; a bruise
characterized by pain ,swelling and discoloration
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