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What type of wound is a precise, controlled cut made through the skin and underlying tissues?

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Incision

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What type of wound is this?

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Incision

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What type of wound is a visible discoloration of the skin due to an injury to soft tissues?

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Contusion

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What type of wound is this?

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Contusion

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What type of wound is a superficial skin injury caused by friction or scraping?

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Abrasion

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What type of wound is this?

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Abrasion

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What type of wound is piercing the skin, often creating a small, narrow entry point?

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Puncture

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What type of wound is this?

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Puncture

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What type of wound is an object that can pierce or cut through the skin and cause significant damage to underlying tissues?

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Penetrating

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What type of wound is this?

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Penetrating

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What type of wound is a tear or cut in the skin and underlying tissues?

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Laceration

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What type of wound is this?

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Laceration

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What type of drain is an open drain that is a flexible piece of tubing, usually not sutured into place?

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Penrose Drain

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What type of drain is this?

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Penrose Drain

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What type of drain is a soft drain attached to a bulb-like suction device? When compressed and plugged, it provides suction.

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JP Drain

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What type of drain is this?

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JP Drain

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What type of drain is a soft drain attached to a spring-like suction device? When compressed and plugged, it provides suction.

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Hemovac

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What type of drain is this?

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Hemovac

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What type of drain uses negative pressure to remove excess wound fluid, stabilize edges, and stimulate granulation tissue?

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy / Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)

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What type of drain is this?

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy / Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)

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What stage of pressure injury is intact, nonlistered skin with nonblanchable erythema (or persistent redness) in the area that is exposed to pressure?

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Stage 1 Pressure Injury

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What stage of pressure injury is this?

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Stage 1 Pressure Injury

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What stage of pressure injury is a wound that involves the epidermis and/or dermis? Does not go beyond the dermis. Can be intact (blister) or open. Due to pressure.

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Stage 2 Pressure Injury

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What stage of pressure injury is this?

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Stage 2 Pressure Injury

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What stage of pressure injury are wounds that extend into the subcutaneous tissues but NOT through the fascia to the muscle, bone, or connective tissue? May be undermining or tunneling. Due to pressure
Stage 3 Pressure Injury
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What stage of pressure injury is this?
Stage 3 Pressure Injury
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What stage of pressure injury are wounds that extend into the muscle, bone, or connective tissue? Due to pressure
Stage 4 Pressure Injury
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What stage of pressure injury is this?
Stage 4 Pressure Injury
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What stage of pressure injury is a wound with necrotic tissue (eschar = dry and black / slough = wet and yellow) that makes it impossible to assess the depth? It cannot be staged until necrotic tissue is removed due to pressure.
Unstageable Pressure Injury
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What stage of pressure injury is this?
Unstageable Pressure Injury
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What type of pressure injury is intact skin that is purple, maroon, or blood-filled blister? The true depth of damage is not apparent due to pressure.
Suspected Deep Tissue Injury (DTI)
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What type of pressure injury is this?
Suspected Deep Tissue Injury (DTI)
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What type of wound occurs when excessive moisture causes a softening of the skin?
Maceration / Moisture Associated Skin Damage
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What type of wound is this?
Maceration / Moisture Associated Skin Damage
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What type of wound occurs when a surgical incision has partial or complete separation of the tissue layers?
Dehiscence
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What type of wound is this?
Dehiscence
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What type of wound is the total separation of tissue layers, allowing the protrusion of visceral organs through an incision?
Evisceration
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What type of wound is this?
Evisceration
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What type of burn is a mild burn that only affects the outer layer of the skin?
Superficial Burn
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What type of burn is this?
Superficial Burn
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What type of burn damages both the epidermis and the dermis, usually causing blisters and swelling?
Partial Thickness Burn
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What type of burn is this?
Partial Thickness Burn
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What type of burn destroys the epidermis, dermis, and underlying tissues (fat, muscle, tendons, and/or bones)?
Full Thickness Burn
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What type of burn is this?
Full Thickness Burn
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What device is used to secure a dressing, provide support and protection to healing wounds, and apply pressure to reduce bleeding?
Abdominal Binder
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What is this device called?
Abdominal Binder
47
What is the outermost layer of the skin? It regenerates every 4-6 weeks.
Epidermis
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What layer of skin is this?
Epidermis
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What is the second layer of the skin? Sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair and nail follicles, nerves, and lymph are embedded here.
Dermis
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What layer of skin is this?
Dermis
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What phase of healing starts at the time of the initial injury to the skin? Bleeding occurs and triggers the clotting cascade for clots to form and stop the bleeding. Pain, redness, warmth, and swelling.
Inflammatory Phase
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What phase of healing is this?
Inflammatory Phase
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What phase of healing is filling the wound bed with new tissue, or granulation? Should be beefy red due to newly created blood vessels.
Proliferative Phase
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What phase of healing is this?
Proliferative Phase
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What phase of healing occurs when collagen continues to be deposited, scar tissue is formed and strengthens. Can last a year
Maturation (Remodeling) Phase
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What phase of healing is this?
Maturation (Remodeling) Phase
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What type of drainage is pink to pale red. Contains serous fluid and blood.
Serosanguineous
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What type of drainage is this?
Serosanguineous
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What type of drainage is clear (pale yellow), watery fluid from plasma?
Serous
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What type of drainage is this?
Serous
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What type of drainage is thick and indicates infection? Can be green, yellow, or beige. Can have a foul odor.
Purulent
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What type of drainage is this?
Purulent
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What type of drainage is bright red and usually indicates bleeding?
Sanguineous
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What type of drainage is this?
Sanguineous

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