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| goals of emergency wound care (3) |
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Definition
| minimize risk of infection, restore function, repair tissue integrity with strength and optimum cosmetic appearance |
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| most commonly involved areas of injury |
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Definition
| face, scalp, fingers, and hands |
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| these injuries are more susceptible to to infection than wounds resulting from shearing forces |
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Definition
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| what helps predict clinical outcome? |
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Definition
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| areas with more/less blood flow tend to become infected more often |
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| what patients are more likely to form keloids? |
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Definition
| pts who have had them in the past, and black or asian patients. |
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| in patients with any open wound always inquire about |
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| most likely cause of litigation in wound-related cases |
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Definition
| missed tendon or nerve injury and retained foreign bodies |
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| what should be done with lacerations over joints? |
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Definition
| the joint should be injected to ensure there was no penetration of the joint capsule. |
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| what types of foreign bodies are visible on xray? |
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Definition
| metal, bone, teeth, graphite, certain plastics, glass (>1mm), gravel, sand, some fish bones, some painted wood, most aluminum |
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| what type of imaging is good to see all types of foriegn bodies? |
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Definition
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Term
| two substances used for disinfection |
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Definition
providone-iodine (Betadine), or chlorhexidine(Hibiclens).
both products are toxic to the wound and may increase the incidence of wound infection. |
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| effective against gram +, annd gram - bacteria, fungi, and viruses. |
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Definition
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| less effective against gram - bacteria, efficacy against viruses is unknown |
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| how should lacerations involving the eye brow be handled? |
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Definition
| DO NOT shave the eyebrows. |
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