Week 1 Flashcards

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Passive - cover, protect, moist wound environment

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Duoderm, tullegras, gauze, melolin

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Interactive - absorb exudate, moist healing environment, keep surrounding skin dry

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Hydrocolloids, alginates, hydrogels

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3
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Active - improve healing process, decrease healing time

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Skin grafts, artificial skin products

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4
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5 rules of wound care

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  1. Categorisation
    - different dressing types
  2. Selection
    - select most appropriate for the wound/cost effective
  3. Change
    - change dressings based on circumstances of the patient and wound/ dressing type - not on routine
  4. Evolution
    - as wound evolves (heals or worsens) assessment should lead to dressing type changes
  5. Practice
    - develop experience and your knowledge base
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5
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Wound bed preparation

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T - tissue - non-viable or viable
I - inflammation and or infection
M - moisture balance maintenance
E - edges of wounds/epithelial

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