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Traumatic Wound

Traumatic Wound

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Traumatic wounds are a sort of abrupt or unforeseen damage that can happen as a result of violence or following accidents. The three categories of traumatic wounds include acute, cut, and piercing wounds. These wounds include abrasions, lacerations, skin tears, bites, burns, and penetrating trauma wounds, among others.

What are Traumatic Wounds?

Cuts, lacerations, or puncture wounds that cause damage to the skin and underlying tissues are commonly referred to as traumatic wounds or severe wounds. They can seriously harm the skin’s sensitive tissues if they are not treated in a timely manner. Traumatic wounds are a sort of abrupt or unforeseen damage that can happen as a result of violence or following accidents. The three categories of traumatic wounds include acute, cut, and piercing wounds. These wounds include abrasions, lacerations, skin tears, bites, burns, and penetrating trauma wounds, among others.

  • Acute wounds occur when there is a breakage in the skin or a jagged appearance. It usually consists of foreign bodies such as gravel, glass, metal or sand, etc. In the case of acute traumatic wounds, the layers of tissues are easily visible along the inside of the cut.

  • A traumatic cut wound occurs when a sharp object penetrates the skin and underlying subcutaneous tissues as well.

  • Penetrating traumatic wounds on the other hand are the deepest and most severe wounds in all traumatic wounds. They are often the result of being stabbed etc.

Traumatic wounds can occur due to a range of different circumstances such as environmental factors, road accidents, any type of thermal or chemical exposure, and animal bites, etc. Successful traumatic wound care treatment requires an early diagnosis and assessment of the patient including the application of temporary dressings, intravenous fluid therapy, oxygen and antibiotics, and many more.

Traumatic Wound Symptoms

Traumatic wounds are injuries to the skin and its underlying tissues, muscles, and bone structures. It can be defined as a medical condition where the skin has deep cuts. Here are the symptoms of traumatic wounds:

  • Swelling around the injury
  • Redness
  • Bleeding
  • Possibility of fever with infection
  • Leakage from the wound etc.

If the patient is noticing any of these symptoms, he / she must immediately seek traumatic wound care by doctors and specialists. Traumatic wounds need to be treated with early effects as the symptoms are recognized otherwise, it can lead to more severe chronic, non-healing wounds.

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If the patient is noticing any of these symptoms, he / she must immediately seek traumatic wound care by doctors and specialists. Traumatic wounds need to be treated with early effects as the symptoms are recognized otherwise, it can lead to more severe chronic, non-healing wounds.

Causes of Traumatic Wounds

Cause #1

Any type of incisions caused by knives. These types of cut wounds are usually clean-edged.

Cause #2

Abrasions due to scraping of the skin generally consist of some types of debris like gravel, sand, metal or glass, etc.

Cause #3

Trauma due to accidental force such as road accidents where the body parts are extremely injured, and the skin experiences a variety of lacerations and cut wounds.

Cause #4

Gunshot wounds can lead to both entry and exit wounds.

Cause #5

Severe animal bites causing penetrated skin and underlying tissues.

Cause #6

Punctures etc.

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