NURS 3234 Chapter 15: 15- Wound Care Part 4
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Terminology: acute wounds: the result of trauma to the skin, such as tears, punctures, burns and abrasions, alginates: wound dressings that, when in the wound bed, transform into a moist gel consistency and are used with autolytic debridement. This type of dressing is super-absorbent, so it is able to remove slough and exudate in full or partial thickness wounds: chronic wounds: wounds that arise from acute wounds that last 12 weeks or more. Chronic wounds also include wounds associated with underlying pathologies such as diabetes, immobility, and/or vascular insufficiency. 100 percent oxygen at a pressure greater than sea level. The session usually lasts between 60 and 120 minutes. The increased oxygen level in the blood promotes wound healing and fights infection, as well as encourages the rate of collagen deposition, angiogenesis, and bacterial clearance. Infection: the establishment of a pathogen-caused disease state. Signs can be either or both local and systemic and include purulent drainage, induration, erythema, fever, and odor.
