Types of wounds by MaryBella Cook _ Student - GreenHopeHS

mcook8_3 — 2024-09-23 14:01:11 UTC

a place where the surface has been rubbed or scraped off

Put cream or lotion on with gauze and change often

The post care is to put antibiotic cream on with a bandage

mcook8_3 — 2024-09-23 14:04:32 UTC

a deep cut or tear in skin or flesh

Put antibiotic cream on and cover with gauze and tape

Post care is to keep the area clean

mcook8_3 — 2024-09-23 14:07:11 UTC

a surgical cut made in skin or flesh

immediate care is to soak gauze with saline solution and dap the skin with it

Post care is to wash gently and let airdry

mcook8_3 — 2024-09-23 14:10:00 UTC

a cut that is made when a sharp object, like a nail, goes through the skin and into the tissue underneath

Wash your hands, then wash the cut throughly, and use direct pressure to stop the bleeding, last add a clean bandage.

Use antibiotic cream for a few days and keep the area clean.

mcook8_3 — 2024-09-23 14:13:03 UTC

the action of pulling or tearing away.

Immediate care is to get medical attention on it immediately, treatments may include skin grafts or reattaching the skin.

Keep the wound clean and dry and change the bandage everyday or multiple times a day if it gets dirty or wet.

mcook8_3 — 2024-09-23 14:16:14 UTC

Put on gloves before treating someone, use glasses, mask, goggles, and aprons. Keep everything clean all your utensils, hands, gloves, and equipment.

mcook8_3 — 2024-09-23 14:18:33 UTC

There are many ways to tell if a wound is infected, there will be pus or wound discharge, warm skin around the wound, worse long lasting pain, and no noticable healing.