wounds

3 phases of wound healing

1)inflammatory - occurs when injury occurs 2)proliferative - growth of new tissue over wound through fibroblasts (cells that make up new tissue) 3)maturation - new collagen is deposited and a scar, usually white in colour is seen

when treating a wound, do not revisit the site numerously, as the cells need time to heal and disturbances may slow down this process -mel

Why wound drsss? Reduce bleeding, provide environment for wound healing, temperature maintenance, contrains odour