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Encyclopedia: Wound

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In medicine, a wound is a type of injury in which in the skin is torn, cut or punctured , or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion . In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the dermis of the skin. Open wounds can be classified according to the object that caused the wound. The types of open wound are: , Incisions or incised wounds, caused...


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How are wound healing and immunity related to a good nutritional intake?
What would be the major effects on the processes of wound healing if the patient...

Wound healing and immunity require good nutrition, especially in protein intake.

Asked by N G - 7 months ago

How long should a wound be covered after the sutures are removed?
And also how long should a cream be used on the wound to aid the...

It's depends on where this cut is located. If it's on your face, then the skin can use the extra protection for a few days more. Facial sutures...

Asked by crab1 - 6 months ago

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  • Back wound or Back 'Wounds' - 6 replies

    There's "an official autopsy photo" [oxymoron] of Kennedy's back wound. From Groden's Killing . However, in the photo, it appears as if there are more than one wound, and someone [Groden?] made

    May 21, 2004

  • If the back wound was an exit wound - 14 replies

    From Trajectory of a Lie by Milicent Cranor: The back wound could have been the exit of a bullet Dallas, said the SS. Right.) RonQuote: From Trajectory of a Lie by Milicent Cranor: The...

    Jan 09, 2005

  • Flat wound; Round wound? What's the difference? - 8 replies

    , this is for fun!Round wounds are usually made of either stainless steel or nickel ... a single wire core. The windings are a round wire, so they are called round wounds....

    Jul 31, 2004

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  • What is an acute wound?

    It's a pretty disgusting thing, but if you really want to know.... It's like a giagantic gash and it's really gross, such as a dangling arm, a chopped off finger... you don't really want one.......

  • Treating open wound from acne

    That is not a question. Like any open wound, you want to keep it clean and covered until healed. I like Neosporin; it kill bacteria and helps wounds heal faster....

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  • INCIDENCE OF SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION IN PATIENTS

    ABSTRACT Most of the surgical wounds according to the type of the operations , are at risk of contamination either from endogenous or exogenous sources . This contamination is multifactorial , there are some well known...


  • Wound Healing, Easier With Aloeride

    Traditionally, Aloe is thought of as a source of efficient remedy for many conditions of the skin. Either for maintaining the beauty of the skin or for speeding the wound healing process, Aloe has always...


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    Learn how to choose the right dog food for your dog in under 10 minutes and natural way to increase its life-span by considerably. In This Website You Are About To Learn The Most Guarded Secrets...


  • Woundontology Consortium

    The Woundontology Consortium is a semi-open, international, virtual community of practice devoted to advancing the field of research in non-invasive wound assessment by image analysis, ontology and semantic interpretation and knowledge extraction (content–based visual information...



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