Wounds
How many stages of wound healing are there ?
4.
What is the body’s first line of defence
The skin and the mucous membranes and their secretions.
What ppe do you need for contact ?
Gown, gloves and mask.
Do you have to measure the wound if it’s the same size as the last inspection ?
Yes.
I am used to protect a clean wound with or without exudate. What am I?
Dry dressing
Give us 4 types of exudates that starts with S ?
Serous, Serosanguinous, Sanguinous, Seropurulent
Which layer of the skin contains hairs, glands and sensory receptors ?
The dermis layer.
The mask must be thrown out after leaving the room. True or false ?
False!
Describe type 3 pressure wound.
Loss of full thickness of subcutaneous layer, accompanied by subcutaneous tissue lesions or necrosis, deep crater , induration and warmth
What does SHARP mean ?
Swelling, heat, aches and pains, redness and pus
I am a clean straight cut, what am I?
linear incision wound
I am located through out the large intestine. What am I ?
Peyer’s Patch
Do the gloves have to be inside or outside the gown sleeves ?
Outside.
What do we have take note of when observing a wound ?
Colour, Odour, Size, Inflammation, and wound site.
What does ecchymosis mean ?
A bruise, bruising or blackening.
Where can we find the prescription for wound care ?
TNP, PTI
What is chyle ?
A lymph that comes from your digestion track.
What do the patient have to do when they have to leave the room when they are in isolation ?
They have to wear a surgical mask and be accompanied.
Bleeding, swelling and serious injury to the soft tissues is perforation. True or false?
False!
contusion wound
I can be passed through the placenta and be transmitted from mother to child, what am I ?
IgG
How many days does the healing process take for wounds ?
More than 20 days, months or up to years depending on the wound.
What part of your hand is most rejected when hand washing ?
In between the fingers and finger tips.
What step do we have to do between each step ?
Hand hygiene
What is the consistancy and colour of haemopurulent
Dark, blood stained and viscous and sticky.
I destroy cell debris and microorganisms. What am I?
Macrophages (Phagocytosis.)