Principles of Wound Management Part 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. How should Traumatic They should always be thoroughly explored to rule out the possibility of a
wounds be handled? foreign body
2. What is the effect of a It reduces the number of organisms needed for infection to start, inhibits
foreign body left unde- or prolongs wound healing, and can result in a poor cosmetic outcome
tected in a wound?
3. What may be needed Chemical restraint
depending on the tem-
perament of the horse?
4. What should be avoid- Tranquilizers should be avoided because of their vasodilation effects,
ed for most trau- which may enhance hypovolemia or produce shock
matic wounds where
there may be signifi-
cant blood loss?
5. What is recommended Xylazine and Detomidine
to allow basic evalua-
tion of the wound?
6. What may be added Morphine or Butorphanol
to the injection if in-
creased analgesia is re-
quired
7. How can wound ex- -Manual palpation of the area
ploration be accom-
plished? -Surgical exploration
-Ultrasound
-Radiography
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. How should Traumatic They should always be thoroughly explored to rule out the possibility of a
wounds be handled? foreign body
2. What is the effect of a It reduces the number of organisms needed for infection to start, inhibits
foreign body left unde- or prolongs wound healing, and can result in a poor cosmetic outcome
tected in a wound?
3. What may be needed Chemical restraint
depending on the tem-
perament of the horse?
4. What should be avoid- Tranquilizers should be avoided because of their vasodilation effects,
ed for most trau- which may enhance hypovolemia or produce shock
matic wounds where
there may be signifi-
cant blood loss?
5. What is recommended Xylazine and Detomidine
to allow basic evalua-
tion of the wound?
6. What may be added Morphine or Butorphanol
to the injection if in-
creased analgesia is re-
quired
7. How can wound ex- -Manual palpation of the area
ploration be accom-
plished? -Surgical exploration
-Ultrasound
-Radiography
