what are three criteria to consider when assessing the skin surrounding a wound?
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['Resident medical history.', 'History and duration of the wound.', 'Cause of the wound.', 'Grade of the wound.', 'Size and depth of the wound.', 'Condition of the skin surrounding the wound.', 'Any signs or symptoms of infection.', 'Exudate levels.']
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['Redness or Swelling. Some amount of redness and swelling around the wound site is normal following a procedure. ... ', 'Fever. Fever is one of the classic symptoms of both viral and bacterial infections. ... ', 'Foul-Smelling Pus. ... ', 'Increased Pain. ... ', 'Hot Skin.']
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Third-degree burns are the most severe. They damage the top two layers of skin but may also damage the bones and tendons and can affect nerve endings. People with third-degree burns may also notice their skin turn white or black. These types of burns can take a long time to heal and are likely to produce a scar.
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Your wound likely requires stitches if: it's deeper or longer than half an inch. it's deep enough that fatty tissue, muscle, or bone is exposed. it's wide or gaping.
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Third-degree: These are serious injuries, even if they are small. They can be life-threatening. These burns go through the layers of the skin to the fat below. There may be no pain in the area, because the nerves may be destroyed, although there will likely be pain around the area, where the burns are not as deep.
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7. Hot Skin Near Wound. While it can be normal for skin surrounding a wound to feel somewhat warmer, when the skin around the incision feels very warm to the touch and doesn't start cooling down, that can indicate that the body is mounting a campaign against an infection.
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['a wound with, or without, an embedded foreign object.', 'pain from skin surface wounds.', 'bruising or discolouration of the skin.', 'loss of normal function in the injured area.', 'pale, cold, sweaty skin.']
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['Needlesticks or cuts from used needles or sharps.', 'Contact of your eyes, nose, mouth, or broken skin with blood.', 'Assaults – bites, cuts, or knife wounds.', 'Splashes or punctures – especially when drawing blood.']
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Clean the wound with tap water. Use sterile saline solution if you have some in your first aid kit. Clean, loose flaps of skin may be left in place to form a natural dressing. Apply antiseptic ointment (eg, savlon or betadine) only if the wound is dirty – do not use for longer than 2 weeks.
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['Hemostasis Phase. Hemostasis is the process of the wound being closed by clotting. ... ', 'Inflammatory Phase. ... ', 'Proliferative Phase. ... ', 'Maturation Phase.']
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['Wash your hands, cleanse and rinse the wound and then dry the surrounding skin.', 'Measure the wound to select the appropriate dressing size, allowing a 3.0cm (1¼ -inch) overlap on intact skin around the whole wound.', 'Warm the dressing between your hands.']
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“Ulcer” by definition implies open skin. This led to confusion since a stage 1 and deep tissue injury are both injuries to intact skin. The term “pressure injury” represents both unbroken and open skin, and will reduce confusion when staging wounds.
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The skin has three main functions: protection, regulation and sensation. Wounding affects all the functions of the skin.
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The skin has three main functions: protection, regulation and sensation.
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['Step 1: Examination and prep. ... ', 'Step 2: Top layer removal. ... ', 'Step 3: Lab analysis. ... ', 'Step 4: Microscopic examination. ... ', 'Step 5: Second layer removal. ... ', 'Step 6: Wound repair. ... ', 'Step 7: Finishing up.']
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['protection. the skin protects the body from injury and bacterial invasion.', 'sensation. by stimulating different sensory nerve endings, the skin responds to heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain.', 'heat regulation. the skin protects the body from the environment.', 'excretion. ... ', 'secretion. ... ', 'absortion.']
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Open biopsy. You usually get local anesthesia, but sometimes your doctor may suggest you get general anesthesia. You'll probably need stitches to close up the wound, but most people don't have a scar. Lymph node biopsies are usually very safe, although you may have a little bleeding and pain afterward.