Types of wounds

Question 1

incision

Answer 1

cutting or sharp instrument; wound edges in close approximation and aligned

Question 2

contusion

Answer 2

blunt instrument, overlying skin remains intact, with injury to underlying soft tissue

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 or irregular instrument; tissue is not aligned, often with loose flaps of skin and tissue

Question 5

puncture

Answer 5

blunt or sharp intrument puncturing the skin

Question 6

penetrating

Answer 6

foreign objects entering the skin or mucous membrane and lodging in underlying tissue; fragments possibly scattering throughout tissues

Question 7

avulsion

Answer 7

tearing a structure from normal anatomic position; possible damage to blood vessles, 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

Question 10

irradiation

Answer 10

ultraviolet light or radiation exposure

Question 11

pressure ulcers

Answer 11

compromised circulation secondary to pressure or pressure combined with friction

Question 12

venous ulcer

Answer 12

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

Question 13

arterial ulcers

Answer 13

unjury to the underlying ischemia, resulting from underlying conditions, such as incompetent valves and obstruction

Question 14

diabetic ulcers

Answer 14

injury and underlying diabetic neuropathy, peripheral arterial disease