PHRM 3820 Sunburns, Burns, and Wounds Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: abrasion
Answer: rubbing or friction injury to the epidermal portion of the skin; extends to the upper-most portion of
the dermis
Question 2: laceration
Answer: sharp objects cutting through various layers of the skin
Question 3: What type of wound involves the epidermis and uppermost portion of the dermis?
Answer: abrasion
Question 4: What type of wound includes cuts and punctures?
Answer: laceration
Question 5: stage 1 wound
Answer: involves only the epidermis ex. scrape, minor cut
Question 6: stage 2 wound
Answer: blistering or partial thickness skin loss that involves all of the epidermis and part of the dermis ex.
superficial laceration
Question 7: Which stage of wounds has only local symptoms?
Answer: stage 1
Question 8: stage 3 wound
Answer: full thickness skin loss with damage to the entire epidermis, dermis, and dermal appendages (can
involve subcutaneous) ex. deep laceration
Question 9: stage 4 wound
Answer: subcutaneous tissue, underlying muscle, tendon, and bone
Question 10: Which stage wound involves all of the epidermis and some of the dermis?
Answer: stage 2
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, Question 11: Which stage wound involves damage to the entire epidermis, dermis, and dermal
appendages?
Answer: stage 3
Question 12: Which stage wound involves subcutaneous tissue, underlying muscle, tendon, and bone?
Answer: stage 4
Question 13: Which 2 stages of wounds are suitable for self-care?
Answer: stages 1 and 2
Question 14: Which 2 stages of wounds require a referral?
Answer: stages 3 and 4
Question 15: How long does it take acute wounds to heal?
Answer: within 1 month
Question 16: chronic wound
Answer: does not heat properly through the normal stages of wound healing in 1 month; requires further
medical care
Question 17: What are the 2 major/general types of wounds?
Answer: acute and chronic
Question 18: What are the 3 phases of healing?
Answer: inflammatory, proliferative, maturation
Question 19: How long is the inflammatory stage of healing?
Answer: 3-4 days
Question 20: What happens in the inflammatory stage of healing?
Answer: the body's immune response to injury; responsible for preparing the wound for subsequent tissue
development
Question 21: How long is the proliferative stage of healing?
Answer: 3 days-3 weeks
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Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: abrasion
Answer: rubbing or friction injury to the epidermal portion of the skin; extends to the upper-most portion of
the dermis
Question 2: laceration
Answer: sharp objects cutting through various layers of the skin
Question 3: What type of wound involves the epidermis and uppermost portion of the dermis?
Answer: abrasion
Question 4: What type of wound includes cuts and punctures?
Answer: laceration
Question 5: stage 1 wound
Answer: involves only the epidermis ex. scrape, minor cut
Question 6: stage 2 wound
Answer: blistering or partial thickness skin loss that involves all of the epidermis and part of the dermis ex.
superficial laceration
Question 7: Which stage of wounds has only local symptoms?
Answer: stage 1
Question 8: stage 3 wound
Answer: full thickness skin loss with damage to the entire epidermis, dermis, and dermal appendages (can
involve subcutaneous) ex. deep laceration
Question 9: stage 4 wound
Answer: subcutaneous tissue, underlying muscle, tendon, and bone
Question 10: Which stage wound involves all of the epidermis and some of the dermis?
Answer: stage 2
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, Question 11: Which stage wound involves damage to the entire epidermis, dermis, and dermal
appendages?
Answer: stage 3
Question 12: Which stage wound involves subcutaneous tissue, underlying muscle, tendon, and bone?
Answer: stage 4
Question 13: Which 2 stages of wounds are suitable for self-care?
Answer: stages 1 and 2
Question 14: Which 2 stages of wounds require a referral?
Answer: stages 3 and 4
Question 15: How long does it take acute wounds to heal?
Answer: within 1 month
Question 16: chronic wound
Answer: does not heat properly through the normal stages of wound healing in 1 month; requires further
medical care
Question 17: What are the 2 major/general types of wounds?
Answer: acute and chronic
Question 18: What are the 3 phases of healing?
Answer: inflammatory, proliferative, maturation
Question 19: How long is the inflammatory stage of healing?
Answer: 3-4 days
Question 20: What happens in the inflammatory stage of healing?
Answer: the body's immune response to injury; responsible for preparing the wound for subsequent tissue
development
Question 21: How long is the proliferative stage of healing?
Answer: 3 days-3 weeks
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