Acute wounds follow the normal stages of wound healing and are expected to heal within a predictable timeframe. Chronic wounds take a longer period of healing/care, often due to underlying conditions like diabetes or poor circulation. How to determine the type of wound dressing to use ...
The choices of appropriate dressing for treating wounds are also given. Instructions for application of wound dressing are included.Linda Snyder, RN, WCCLinda Snyder, RN., (2008), "CE: Wound basics: Types, treatment, and care", http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ CE+Library/CE-...
Dr. Wanda Lockwood who trains nurses in wound care and management explains that plasma-containing serous drainage is present when epidermal tissue has been damaged. The skin may have an appearance of blistering and be sore to touch. In some types of wounds, serous exudate develops because of a...
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the number of home care patients with wounds, determine the types of wounds being treated in the community, and identify wound care treatments used at home. DESIGN: Descriptive, multisite, collaborative project. SETTING: 13 home care agencies located throughout lower Michigan...
A number ofdifferent types of bandageshave been developed across a variety of sizes, shapes and materials to treat a range of wounds and injuries. Crepe Bandages (Gauze Bandages) AeroCrepe crepe bandages, also known as a gauze bandage or roller bandage, are the most common type of medical ba...
Closed, or internal, degloving injuries tend to be harder to diagnose than open ones because they're less obvious and graphic. They're internal wounds that happen when your skin and fat are ripped apart from deep layers of muscle and connective tissue. Your top layers of skin usually show ...
Ch 5. Deep Vein Thrombosis: Theory and... Ch 6. Deep Vein Thrombosis: Practical... Ch 7. Critical Care Nursing for Skin... Ch 8. Infections of the Blood & Respiratory... Ch 9. Treating Bleeding Issues Ch 10. Types of Wounds Puncture Wounds: Definition, Treatment & Infection Tunnelin...
There is no specific cause for psoriasis, however researchers believe that it is more genetic, i.e, there are certain genes that are sensitive to stress and other external factors which develop this condition. The triggering factors could be stress, pollution, injury to the skin, wounds, medica...
Closure of wounds is a central tenet of reconstructive surgery. Many wounds can be closed primarily (with direct suture repair). However, if the defect is sufficiently large, skin may be taken from other parts of the body and transferred to the area of the wound.Skin graftsare thin layers ...
Wound preparation - cleansing and irrigation, reexamination Cleaning and removal of dead tissue Wound repair or closure Dressing andsplintingif necessary to keep the hand from moving Pain medication Antibiotics, particularly for bite andpuncture wounds(often a judgment call by the treating doctor) ...