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traumatic wounds
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those caused by injury
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laceration
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irregular tear
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abrasion
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scraping away of the tissue
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puncture
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wound made with a piercing object
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burns
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chemical, thermal, and irradiation
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contusion (hematoma)
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bruise; skin is not broken (closed wound)
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avulsion
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tissue torn from its site ot attachment
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(wounds by severity)
open
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the integrity of the skin is destroyed
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closed (wound)
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the skin is intact
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simple (wound)
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no loss of tissue and no foreign body present in the wound
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complicated (wound)
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tissue is lost or destroyed; foreign body present in wound
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clean (wound)
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no infection, wound edges are approximated
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delayed full-thickness injury
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the full effects of the injury may not be seen for several days; tissue necrosis or full-thickness tissue loss; seen in electrocution, lightning strikes, and crushing injuries
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surgical wound
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cut with a sharp instrument (intentional, incision, excision
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chronic wounds: decubitus ulcers (pressure sores)
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damage to skin or underlying strectures due to tissue compression and inadequate blood supply usually over a bony prominence
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