Week 1 Flashcards
1
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Passive - cover, protect, moist wound environment
A
Duoderm, tullegras, gauze, melolin
2
Q
Interactive - absorb exudate, moist healing environment, keep surrounding skin dry
A
Hydrocolloids, alginates, hydrogels
3
Q
Active - improve healing process, decrease healing time
A
Skin grafts, artificial skin products
4
Q
5 rules of wound care
A
- Categorisation
- different dressing types - Selection
- select most appropriate for the wound/cost effective - Change
- change dressings based on circumstances of the patient and wound/ dressing type - not on routine - Evolution
- as wound evolves (heals or worsens) assessment should lead to dressing type changes - Practice
- develop experience and your knowledge base
5
Q
Wound bed preparation
A
T - tissue - non-viable or viable
I - inflammation and or infection
M - moisture balance maintenance
E - edges of wounds/epithelial