ch. 9 (hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma)

Question 1

what is the process of wound healing if the wounds edges are close together?

Answer 1

• blood or plasma forms a thin layer between the edges of the wound.
• new tissue cells grow through the blood clot.
  new blood vessels.
• process takes 5-6 days on average

Question 2

what is the process of healing if the wounds edges are not close together?

Answer 2

• healing occurs by granulation.
• new tissue grows from the bottom of the wound towards the top of the surface.
  -skin grows over the rough tissue.

Question 3

what are the signs of an infection?

Answer 3

the surrounding area will be
- swollen and red.
- feels warm or throb with pain.
- pus discharge.
- may spread to other tissue if not treated.

Question 4

what is a systemic infection?

Answer 4

An infection that enters through the circulatory system and moves through out the body, causing a possible life-threatening situation.

Question 5

what are the signs and symptoms of tetanus?

Answer 5

• difficulty swallowing
• irritability
• headache
• fever
• muscle spasm near the infected area

Question 6

what is tetanus?

Answer 6

• tetanus is an infection that is cause by clostridium tetani. it is found in soil, dust, animal faces.
• they are spores that enter the body and begin growing as bacteria.

Question 7

what is gangrene?

Answer 7

• bacteria that thrives in the absence in oxygen.
• loss of blood supply to the affected tissue.