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Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the learner will be able to:
Review the anatomy and physiology of skin
Define and assess wound
Define wound drainage and its type
Discuss the classification of wound
Describe wound healing process and phases of wound
healing
Discussion on factors that promote or inhibit wound healing
Describe care of wound and irrigation of wound
Discuss dressing and common complication of wound.
Structure of the skin
• Mechanical support.
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wound
A loss of continuity of the skin or mucous
membrane which may involve soft tissues, muscles,
bone and other anatomical structure.
OR
Any disruption to layers of the skin and underlying
tissues due to multiple causes including trauma,
surgery, or a specific disease state.
Wound assessment
Involve examination of the entire wound
Clinician visually assess wounds and document their findings to
monitor and evaluate the progress of wound healing
What to be assessed?
1. Location
2. Dimensions/Size
3. Tissue viability
4. Exudates/Drainage
5. Pain
6. Stage or extent of tissue damage
7. Swelling
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Wound Drainage/Exudates
Tissue involved,
Mostly serum
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3. Asanguineous (hemorrhagic) Exudates
It consists of large amount of blood cells, indicating
damage to capillaries that allow the escape of RBCs
from plasma.
Unintentional wounds
• Unanticipated and are often the result of trauma or an
accident.
• These wounds are created in an unsterile environment
and therefore pose a greater risk of infection.
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Based on skin continuity
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Based on mechanism of injury
Incised wound:- clean cut with a sharp instrument or
object.
Ex:- operational incision(Intentional cut )
- sharp knife cut –(non intentional cut)
Contused wound:- made by blunt force.
• There is no break in the skin & characterized by hematoma
and swelling.
• Ex brucae
Lacerated wound:- are wound with jagged, irregular
edges.
• Ex:- glass, jagged cable, blunt knife.
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Classification of…….
Abraded wound:
- Type of open wound that occurs as a result of friction.
-Example:- scraped knee from falling
Punctured wound (stab wound):-
- An open wound made by a sharp instrument that
penetrates the skin and underlying.
Penetrating wound:- is type of wound or which
an instrument penetrates deeply in to the tissue
through the skin & mucous membrane
• Example:- bullet injury
Based on degree of contamination
1. Clean wounds
• Are intentional wounds that were created under sterile
conditions and are not entered in to respiratory,
alimentary, genitourinary, and oropharyngeal tracts.
• (expected infection rate: 1% to 5%)
2. Clean-contaminated wounds
Intentional wounds that were created by entry into the
alimentary, respiratory, genitourinary, or oropharyngeal
tract under controlled conditions.
• (infection rate: 8% to 11%)
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3. Contaminated wounds
• Are open, traumatic wounds or intentional wounds in
which there was a major break in aseptic technique,
spillage from the gastrointestinal tract, or incision into
infected urinary or biliary tracts.
• (infection rate: 15% to 20%
4. Dirty wounds
• Traumatic wounds with retained dead tissue or
intentional wounds created in situations where purulent
drainage was present.
• (infection rate: 27% to 40%)
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Based on descriptive qualities or color
• The RYB color code
• This concept is based on the color of the open
wound rather than the depth or size of the wound.
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• How to protect red wounds:
Gentle cleansing
Applying a topical antimicrobial agent.
Appling a transparent film/hydrocolloid dressing.
Changing the dressing as frequently as possible.
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Yellow wounds
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Mgt may include
Applying dressing;
Irrigating the wound; using absorbent dressing material
such as impregnated no adherent, hydro gel dressing, or
other exudates absorbers;
Topical antimicrobial to minimize bacterial growth.
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Black Wound
• Covered with thick necrotic tissue or scar.
e.g. third degree burns and gangrenous ulcer.
• Required debridement.
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Wound healing process
There are three forms of wound healing
1. Healing by first intention/primary union/
-Most surgical incisions & lacerations heal by this
process
The wound character is:
- Clean/it is clean incision/
- Straight line with little tissue damage
- Edges are well-approximated by sutures
- Rapid healing with minimal scar
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2. Healing by second intention
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3. Healing by third intention
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Phase of wound healing
A. Inflammatory phase - Is initiated immediately
after injury and lasts 3 to 6 days.
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Phase of wound healing
• The blood supply to the wound increase; the area
appears reddened and edematous as a result.
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Phase of wound healing
• 5 days post injury collagen is a whitish protein
substance that adds tensile strength to the wound.
• When the skin edges of a wound are not sutured, the area
must be filled with granulation tissue. When the
granulation tissue matures epithelial cells migrate it and
begin to proliferate over the connective tissue to fill the
wound.
- Presence of infection
- Dressing- adequate/inadequate
Factors affecting wound healing
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Cleanse the Wound
• The goal of cleansing the wound is to remove debris
and bacteria from the wound with little trauma to
the healthy granulation tissue as possible.
• Choice of cleansing agent depends on the
physician’s prescription as well as agency protocol.
• It is recommended that isotonic solutions such as
normal saline used to preserve healthy tissue.
Cleanse the Wound
• To facilitate healing.
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Binders are bandages made for specific body parts,
usually the abdomen, perineal area, or arm (sling)
• Perineal binders, called T binders, are used to hold pads
or dressings in the perineal area.
A sling is a cloth support for an injured arm that wraps
around the back of the neck to maintain the arm in a set
position.
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Wound complications
1. Hematoma- internal bleeding
2. Hemorrhage- external bleeding
3. Infection (wound sepsis)- invasion by MOs
4. Dehiscence and evisceration:
dehiscence- partial or total disruption of
wound edges
evisceration-protrusion of wound contents
5. Keloid-excessive growth of scar tissue
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