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Question 1

Inclusion wound

Answer 1

Cutting or sharp instrument; wound edges and close approximation and aligned

Question 2

Contusion

Answer 2

Blunt instrument, overlying skin remains in tact, with injury to underlying soft tissue; possible resultant bruising and/or hematoma

Question 3

Abrasion

Answer 3

Friction; rubbing or scraping epidermal layers of skin; top layer of skin abraded

Question 4

Laceration

Answer 4

Tearing of skin and tissue with a blunt or irregular instrument; tissue not aligned, often with loose flaps of skin and tissue

Question 5

Puncture

Answer 5

Blunt or sharp instrument pump during the skin; intentional such as venipuncture or accidental

Question 6

Penetrating

Answer 6

Foreign object entering the skin or mucous membranes and lodging in underlying tissue; fragments possibly scattering throughout tissue

Question 7

Avulsion

Answer 7

Tearing a structure from normal anatomic position; possible damage to blood vessels, nerves, and other structures

Question 8

Chemical

Answer 8

Toxic agents such as drugs, acids, alcohols, metals and substances released from cellular necrosis

Question 9

Thermal

Answer 9

High or low temperatures; cellular necrosis as a possible result

Question 10

Irradiation

Answer 10

ultraviolet light or radiation exposure

Question 11

Pressure ulcers

Answer 11

Compromise circulation secondary to pressure or pressure combine with friction

Question 12

Venous ulcers

Answer 12

Injury and poor venous return, resulting from underlying conditions such as incompetent valves or obstruction

Question 13

Arterial ulcers

Answer 13

Injury an underlying ischemia,resulting from underlying conditions such as atherosclerosis or thrombosis

Question 14

Diabetic ulcers

Answer 14

Injury and underlying diabetic neuropathy peripheral arterial disease diabetic foot structure