الرئيسية
WOUND
Is abroken unhealed skin and mucous membrane as first line of defence against harmful agents.
Type of Wounds
Open
Open wounds can be classified according to the object that caused the wound. The types of open wound are:
Closed
Closed wounds have fewer categories, but are just as dangerous as open wounds. The types of closed wounds are:
Principles in treatment of wound
Put patient in comfortable position 1
Use a sterile dreasing and bandage 2
Stop bleeding3
Is abroken unhealed skin and mucous membrane as first line of defence against harmful agents.
Type of Wounds
Open
Open wounds can be classified according to the object that caused the wound. The types of open wound are:
- Incisions or incised wounds, caused by a clean, sharp-edged object such as a knife, a razor or a glass splinter.
- Lacerations. Tearing of skin and other tissues caused by childbirth.
- Abrasions (grazes),. Often caused by sliding fall onto a rough surface.
- Puncture wounds, caused by an object puncturing the skin, such as a needle.
- Penetration wounds, caused by an object such as a knife entering the body.
- Gunshot wounds, caused by a bullet In a medical context, penetration wounds and gunshot wounds are considered major wounds.
Closed
Closed wounds have fewer categories, but are just as dangerous as open wounds. The types of closed wounds are:
- Contusions, more commonly known as bruises, caused by blunt force trauma that damages tissue under the skin.
- Hematomas, also called blood tumors, caused by damage to a blood vessel that in turn causes blood to collect under the skin.
Principles in treatment of wound
Put patient in comfortable position 1
Use a sterile dreasing and bandage 2
Stop bleeding3
