• occurs when a blunt for is delivered over a sharp bone, giving a wound an appearance of a jagged edge cavity.

  • The immediate care for this wound is to apply direct pressure to stop bleeding, properly clean it, and cover it with a clean bandage.

  • The post care can include keeping the wound clean, take antibiotics, and avoiding situations that would disturb the area

• immediate care: stop any bleeding, gently clean the area, apply a bandage and monitor it for infection. Symptoms such as redness, pus, swelling, etc.

• Post care is to keep the area dry and clean, avoid straining activities, dress as needed according to your doctor

• If wound is deep, or any issue arises seek medical attention. Otherwise if it is not as serious it's important to firstly stop the bleeding, remove debris, use special ointment, and cover it with a bandage.

  Post care includes, washing your hands, applying a layer of antibiotic cream, and for the next few days re-apply the ointment to avoid infection of some sort.

• skin is torn from the body, major bleeding

• To reattach the torn tissue, avulsed tissue should be placed on moist gauze preferably saturated with saline solution

  • immediate care: apply antibiotic ointment for affected area, and medicine, as well as a tetanus shot if needed

  • Keep area clean and dry, change the bandage once a day, or sooner if dirtied, after three days the bandage may be removed, except in the case of drainage.

Look for signs such as,

• increasing redness

• swelling

• worsened pain

• pus or drainage from the wound

• foul odors