Wounds
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Wound Infection
Wound infection continuum: contamination → colonization → critical colonization → infection. NERDS (Non-healing, Exudate, Red friable tissue, Debris, Smell) for superficial infection. STONEES for deep infection.
wound infection
infected wound
surgical site infection
SSI
wound biofilm
critically colonized wound
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An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and more. In the U.S., millions of people injure themselves every year. These injuries range from minor to life-threatening. Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car, or walking across the street.Wounds are injuries that break the skin or other body tissues. They includ…
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Wounds and Injuries
An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and more. In the U.S., millions of people injure themselves every year. These injuries range from minor to life-threatening. Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car, or walking across the street.Wounds are injuries that break the skin or other body tissues. They includ…
MRSA
MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It causes a staph infection (pronounced "staff infection") that is resistant to several common antibiotics. There are two types of infection. Hospital-associated MRSA happens to people in health care settings. Community-associated MRSA happens to people who have close skin-to-skin contact with others, such as athletes involved in football and wrestling.Inf…
Burns
A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns. Another kind is an inhalation injury, caused by breathing smoke.There are three types of burns:First-degree burns damage only the outer layer of skin Second-degree burns damage the outer layer and…
Staphylococcal Infections
What are Staphylococcal (staph) infections?Staphylococcus (staph) is a group of bacteria. There are more than 30 types. A type called Staphylococcus aureus causes most infections.Staph bacteria can cause many different types of infections, including:Skin infections, which are the most common types of staph infections.Bacteremia, an infection of the bloodstream. This can lead to sepsis, a very serious immune response…