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Kozier Chapter 36

Skin Integrity and Wound Care

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EPIDERMIS Outermost cell layer of skin
DERMIS middle layer of skin beneath epidermis, composed of CT, Blood and Lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles
SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE or Hyypodermis-3rd layer, contain fat
Intentional Wounds occur during therapy. Ie operation, venipuncture
Unintentional Wounds accidentals
Incision sharp instrument, Open wound, deep or swallow
Contusion blow from a blunt instrument, Closed wound, skin appears ecchymotic, bruised because of damage blood vessels
Abrasion Surface scrape, either unintentional or intentional-Open wound involving the skin
Puncture penetration of the skin and often the underlying tissues by a sharp instrument, either intentional or unintentional-Open wound
Laceration Tissue torn apart, often from accident-Open wound; edges are often jagged
Penetrating Wound Penetration of the skin and the underlying tissues, usually unintentional –Open wound
Clean are uninfected wounds there is minimal inflammation and respiratory , GI, genital, and urinary tracts are not entered. Primarily closed wounds.
Clean-Contaminated surgical wounds in which respiratory, GI, genital, or urinary tract has entered. Such wounds show no evidence of infection
Contaminated wounds include open-fresh accidental wounds and surgical wounds involving a major break in sterile technique or a large amt of spillage from GI. Contaminated wounds show evidence of inflammation
Dirty/infected wounds include wounds containing dead tissue and wounds with evidence of a clinical infection, such as purulent drainage.
Partial-Thickness confined to the skin-dermis and epidermis
Full-thickness involving the dermis, epidermis, subcutaneous tissue, possibly muscle and bone; require CT repair
Ischemia deficiency in blood supply to tissue. Tissue is compressed bw 2 surfaces, surface of the bed and bony skeleton
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