wound care
Tending an injury
Wound care is the medical treatment and management of injuries to the skin and underlying tissue.
It encompasses cleaning, dressing, and monitoring cuts, burns, surgical incisions, and chronic wounds like ulcers.
Proper wound care promotes healing while preventing infection: The nurse specialized in wound care for diabetic patients.
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
- bandageWound covering strip
- medical tapeAdhesive for wound dressings
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
sterile dressing · burn · pressure ulcer · bed sore · ointment · angiogenesis · infection control · abrasion · antiseptic · antibiotics · sutures · grafting · irrigation · healing · skin graft · swelling · stitches · skin
- animal carepet ownership, animal health, pet wellness, disease prevention, animal nutrition
- doctor tasksdiagnosis, treatment, prescribing, physical exams, surgery
- Home nursinghome visits, medication management, blood pressure checks, hospice support, wellness checks
- Nursing TermsLPN, nursing assistant, vocational nurse, medication administration
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wound careinjury prevention
Stopping damage before occurrence
prevention · preventive care · disease prevention · prophylaxis · preventive medicine
wound carewounding
Causing physical injury
mutilation · self-harm · battery · assault · laceration