What is Wound? Types of Wound. Wound is an injury to the body as from violence, accident or surgery that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane such as skin. Open wound is a type of injury in which skin is torn, cut or punctured. Different types of open wounds: Abrasion: Minor scratch upto epidermis only where dermis is intact. It can occur upon rubbing or scratching against a rough surface. To avoid infection, scrubbing and cleaning of the wound is done. In case of abrasion, not much bleeding occurs, and it’s a less severe open wound. A common cause of abrasion is falling on road or hitting against a rough surface. Laceration: When dermis is also damaged & muscles are visible through wound. It is a deep cut, and bleeding occurs. Common causes of lacerations include mishandling of knives, sharp tools, and workplace accidents involving coming in contact with fast running machine parts. Puncture: When Skin is punctured by any sharp edged article. Puncture wo...
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