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Wound/Injury - Correct Answers-A disruption of the integrity & function of tissues in the body
Wound classifications - Correct Answers-Enable the medical technician to understand the risk
associated with a wound & implications for healing
Acute - Correct Answers-Orderly & timely reparative process & results in sustained restoration
of anatomical & functional integrity
Acute - Correct Answers-Caused by trauma or a surgical incision
Chronic - Correct Answers-Fails to proceed through an orderly & timely process to produce
anatomical & functional integrity
Chronic - Correct Answers-Caused by vascular compromise or chronic inflammation
Wound management - Correct Answers-Involves preventing the infection, preventing further
injury to the wound and nearby tissues, and preventing blood loss and pain
Primary, secondary, and tertiary intention - Correct Answers-For wound management, the
provider may initiate one or a combination of 3 wound intentions to promote healing:
Primary intention - Correct Answers-Typically for clean surgical incisions with little tissue loss;
risk of infection is low
, Secondary intention - Correct Answers-Used for a pressure ulcer, burn, or severe laceration
where tissue loss is greater; risk of infection is high
Tertiary infection - Correct Answers-If wound is contaminated or if needed after a surgical
procedure such as a ruptured appendix; closure of wound is delayed until risk of infection is
resolved
Skin - Correct Answers-The body's protective barrier against disease causing organisms, a
sensory organ for pain, temperature touch, and synthesizes vitamin D
Epidermis - Correct Answers-Most superior & broken into several layers
Stratum corneum - Correct Answers-Thin, outermost layer of the epidermis
Stratum basale - Correct Answers-the innermost layer of the epidermis
Dermis - Correct Answers-Below the epidermis
Subcutaneous - Correct Answers-Layer of fat under the dermis
Intact skin - Correct Answers-Protects the patient from invading organisms such as bacteria
Partial-thickness wound repair - Correct Answers-Shallow & has loss of the epidermis & possibly
partial loss of the dermis; epidermal regeneration
Full-thickness wound repair - Correct Answers-Extends into the dermis & will heal by scar
formation due to deep structural damage