Principles of Wound Management Part 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What are the main meth- -Primary closure
ods of wound manage-
ment and healing? -Delayed primary closure
-Second intention healing
2. Primary Closure The initial closure of wounds
3. Delayed Primary Closure Entails a period of open wound management to establish a healthy
wound bed until the wound edges can be approximated
4. Second Intention Healing Wounds that are left to heal without surgical correction via wound
contraction and epithelialization
5. What does the initial as- The practitioner to evaluate the blood supply to the wound, viability of
sessment of traumatic surrounding tissues, and any other factors that may inhibit or retard
wounds enable? wound healing or increase the wound's susceptibility to infection
6. Characteristics of wounds -Type
-Degree of contamination
-Location
-Size
-Surrounding vascular supply
7. When is the characteris- Readily upon presentation
tics of the wounds evalu-
ated?
8. What is a good indica- The type of wound— e.g., laceration, abrasion, puncture
tion of the wound's blood
, supply, contamination, as
well as the viability of the
surrounding tissue?
9. How are wounds catego- -Clean
rized by their degree of
contamination? -Clean contaminated
-Contaminated
-Infected
10. What type of wounds are -Clean
suitable for primary or
delayed primary closure? -Clean contaminated
11. Clean Wound
12. Infected Wound
13. Traumatic wounds Generally contaminated or infected wounds, which are not suitable for
primary closure
14.
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Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What are the main meth- -Primary closure
ods of wound manage-
ment and healing? -Delayed primary closure
-Second intention healing
2. Primary Closure The initial closure of wounds
3. Delayed Primary Closure Entails a period of open wound management to establish a healthy
wound bed until the wound edges can be approximated
4. Second Intention Healing Wounds that are left to heal without surgical correction via wound
contraction and epithelialization
5. What does the initial as- The practitioner to evaluate the blood supply to the wound, viability of
sessment of traumatic surrounding tissues, and any other factors that may inhibit or retard
wounds enable? wound healing or increase the wound's susceptibility to infection
6. Characteristics of wounds -Type
-Degree of contamination
-Location
-Size
-Surrounding vascular supply
7. When is the characteris- Readily upon presentation
tics of the wounds evalu-
ated?
8. What is a good indica- The type of wound— e.g., laceration, abrasion, puncture
tion of the wound's blood
, supply, contamination, as
well as the viability of the
surrounding tissue?
9. How are wounds catego- -Clean
rized by their degree of
contamination? -Clean contaminated
-Contaminated
-Infected
10. What type of wounds are -Clean
suitable for primary or
delayed primary closure? -Clean contaminated
11. Clean Wound
12. Infected Wound
13. Traumatic wounds Generally contaminated or infected wounds, which are not suitable for
primary closure
14.
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