Summary
Severity of Wounds
- Depth
- Surface Area (Rule of nine, Rule of palm)
- Body part
- Pre-existing medical problem
- Age
Classification of Wounds
- 1st degree (epidermis)
- 2nd degree (epidermis + part of dermis)
- 3rd degree (epidermis + dermis)
Investigation for Wound Infection
Wound culture:
- help determine whether wound infected
- identify bacteria
- prepare sample for susceptibility testing
- steps
- collecting sample
- stimulating growth (media)
- identification (e.g. gram stain)
- antimicrobial susceptibility testing (for treatment)
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