Wound+Classification

Wound Classification: Surgical Wound: Non-Surgical or Traumatic Wound: Acute Chronic
 * 1) **Surgical**
 * 2) **Non-Surgical or Traumatic**
 * 3) **Acute**
 * 4) **Chroni****c**
 * Wound is under sterile conditions
 * Bleeding is controlled
 * Risk of any infection is minimized
 * Healing is facilitated
 * Wound is under non-sterile environment
 * Contamination can likely occur
 * Bleeding is uncontrolled
 * Risk is any infection is high
 * Wound progresses through Phases of Wound Healing (ie Inflammatory, Proliferative and Maturation)
 * Heal within weeks
 * Do not progress through Phases of Wound Healing
 * It can take months for the wound to actually heal