Wounds Flashcards
What are the types of wounds?
Surgical
Surgical wound breakdown
Burns
Crush injury
Laceration
Puncture
Abrasion
Degloving
What is a surgical wound?
A clean cut made during surgery
What is a surgical wound breakdown?
A surgery wound that has opened up again due to infection, movement or poor surgical technique
What is a burn?
Intense heat damage to tissues
How are burns classified?
By cause, depth and percentage of body surface affected
What is a crush injury?
When a body part is subjected to a high degree of force or pressure
What is a laceration?
The tearing of the tissue resulting in uneven or jagged edges
What is a puncture wound?
A small external wound that is significantly deeper than other wounds
What is an abrasion?
Also known as a graze
When the top layers of the skin are taken off or damaged
What is a degloving wound?
When the skin has completely torn off the underlying tissue, severing its blood supply
How is an open wound treated?
Stopping the bleeding
Removing foreign bodies
Cleaning and flushing the wound
What factors would prevent a wound from healing?
Movement
Infection
Patient interference
Foreign bodies
Impaired circulation
What is an open wound?
When the skin is broken
What is a closed wound?
A wound underneath the skin
Can be a haematoma or a contusion
What is a haematoma?
A pocket of blood under the skin
What is a contusion?
Bleeding under the skin
Otherwise known as a bruise
What are foreign bodies?
Objects or insects that have entered the body either through wounds or swallowed by the animal
