Principles of Wound Management

Question 1

What are the 4 goals of wound management?

Answer 1

Minimize the consequences

Optimize healing

Minimize scar formation

Restore function

Question 2

What are the 3 typs of shear wounds?

Answer 2

Abrasion

Laceration

Avulsion

Question 3

What are the different mechanisms of injury?

Answer 3

Shear wounds

Puncture wounds

Compression wounds

Burn wounds

Decubitus ulcers

Question 4

What is the inoculum size considered to be in wound infections?

Answer 4

10^5 CFU per gram of tissue

Question 5

True or false:

Cats mount a less intense and less efficient inflammatory response in comparison to all the other species, which may predispose them to infection.

Answer 5

FALSE

HORSES mount less intense and less efficient inflammatory responses compared to other species, predisposing them to infection.

Question 6

When should you administer antibiotics in wound therapy?

Answer 6

PRIOR to wound debridement