Bandage Blitz
This common adhesive product, often found in home first-aid kits, is used to cover minor cuts and abrasions.
"band-aid" or flexible adhesive dressing.
This outermost layer of the skin acts as the body's first line of defense against environmental factors.
Epidermis
This type of wound is caused by scraping the skin, often leading to superficial damage and minimal bleeding.
Abrasion
This type of wound is characterized by a complete break in the skin, often exposing underlying tissues.
Open wound
This initial stage of wound healing involves blood clotting and stopping the bleeding.
Hemastasis
This over-the-counter ointment is frequently used to prevent infections in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns.
Neosporin
This thick protein found in the epidermis helps create a tough protective barrier against environmental damage.
Keratin
This type of wound is caused by a clean, straight cut, often made intentionally during surgical procedures.
Incision
This term refers to a wound caused by pressure, commonly seen in bedridden patients.
Pressure Ulcer
In this stage of healing, white blood cells fight off infection and clean up dead tissue and debris.
The inflammatory phase
This type of dressing is transparent and is often used to cover surgical wounds and IV sites, allowing for visual monitoring of the wound.
Tegaderm
These cells in the epidermis produce melanin, which protects against UV radiation.
Melonocytes
In this type of wound, skin and sometimes deeper tissues are pulled or torn away completely, making recovery more complex.
Avulsion
his type of ulcer cannot be staged because the wound bed is covered with slough or eschar, making it difficult to assess the depth.
Unstageable wound
This enzyme plays a key role in the clotting process by converting fibrinogen into fibrin, which helps form the blood clot and stop bleeding.
Thrombin
This advanced wound care product contains this special ingredient and is often used to treat wounds at risk of infection, as it has antimicrobial properties.
Silver
These glands are found in the dermis and produce oil to help moisturize the skin.
Sebaceous Glands
This wound type penetrates deep into the skin and can pose a high risk of infection, especially if caused by a rusty object.
Puncture
At this stage of a pressure ulcer, the damage extends into the subcutaneous tissue, and you may see fat but no bone, tendon, or muscle.
Stage 3
This phase scar tissue is restructured to strengthen tissue, the newly formed tissue regains its full strength.
The maturation phase or remodeling phase
This dressing contains a gel and is used to hydrate dry wounds, promoting a moist environment for optimal healing.
Hydrogel dressing, Adaptic dressing, or Oil emulsion dressing.
This protein found in the dermis gives the skin its strength and elasticity, helping to keep it firm and resilient.
Collagen
This type of injury results from blood collecting outside of blood vessels, often caused by trauma, and can lead to swelling and discoloration. It differs from a bruise in that it involves a more significant pooling of blood and may require medical attention.
Hematoma
In this phase of wound healing, the body produces granulation tissue to fill the wound, and new blood vessels form.
The proliferative stage
This specific type of tissue, which appears during the proliferative phase, is composed of capillaries and fibroblasts and is crucial for wound healing.
Granulation Tissue