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Def
ini
ti
on:
Wound
i
s
breaki
ng
i
n
cont
inui
ty
t
o
ti
ssue
of
body
,
ei
ther
i
nter
nal
or
Ext
ernal
.
Cl
assi
fi
cat
ion
of
Wound
1. Open:
An
open
Wound
i
s
a
break
i
n
the
ski
n
or
mucous
membr
ane
2. Cl
osed:
A
cl
osed
wound
i
nvol
ves
i
njur
y
t
o
under
lyi
ng
t
issue
wit
h out
a
break
i
n t
he
ski
n or
mucous
membr
ane.
Ty
pes
of
Wounds
Abr
asi
ons
I
nci
si
ons
Lacer
ated
Punct
ures
Av
ulsi
ons
Common
Causes
Cause
or
resul
ti
ng
i
n open
wounds
fr
om:
1)Mot
or
acci
dent
s
2)Fal
l
3)Mi
shandl
i
ng
of
shar
p obj
ect
s,
tool
s and
machi
ner
ies
Pr
event
ion
of
cont
ami
nat
ion
and
i
nfect
ion
Hand washi
ng bef
oreand af
ter woundcar
e (
when
possi
ble)
By
av
oidi
ng
cont
ami
nts
By
usi
ng
l
ean
mat
eri
als
as
much
as
possi
ble
E.
g.
cot
ton
gauze,
towel
s et
c..
.
Wash
i
n
and
around
the
vi
cti
m’s
wound
to
remov
e
bact
eri
a and
other
f
orei
gn
Mat
ter
s
Wash
the
wound
thor
oughl
y
by
fl
ushi
ng
wit
h cl
ean
wat
er,
pr
efer
abl
e r
unni
ng
tab
wat
er
Appl
ya dr
y st
eri
l
ebandage or cl
ean dr
essi
ng and
secur
e i
t
fi
rml
y
in
place
Smal
l
wounds
even
can
be
taken
car
e at
home
I
f
thei
r
is
i
nfect
ion
ref
er
the
vi
cti
m t
o t
he
heal
th
cent
er
Dr
essi
ngs
A
dressi
ng
– i
s pr
otect
ive
cov
eri
ng
appl
i
ed
to
a wound
to:
-
Prev
ent
i
nfect
ion
-
Absor
b di
schar
ge
-
Cont
rol
bleedi
ng
-
Avoi
d f
urt
her
i
njur
y
-
An
ef
fi
cient
dressi
ng
shoul
d
be
st
eri
l
e
(ger
m
fr
ee)
wit
h
high
degr
ee
of
por
osi
ty
and
all
ow
for
oozi
ng
of
dischar
ge
of
fl
uid.
Management
Tocont
rol
thewoundst
opbl
eedi
ng
Tot
reatandpr
eventshock
Topr
eventcompl
i
cat
ion
Topr
otectt
hewoundf
rom cont
ami
nat
ionandi
nfect
ions.