Ch 11: Treating Wounds

1. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Definition & Devices

Many patients with various conditions develop wounds that are difficult to heal. This lesson is about negative pressure wound therapy, an innovative technique used in wound healing.

2. History of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Negative pressure wound therapy involves using a vacuum dressing to help promote wound healing. Learn about the history of negative pressure wound therapy and how this treatment was established.

3. Wound Slough: Definition, Healing & Treatment

Many factors can cause difficulty in wound healing, including the development of slough. Discover the characteristics of this complication, why it interferes with healing, and the different debridement methods used to treat slough.

4. Wound Packing: Application, Materials & Removal

Wound packing is a technique used to treat large, open, or deep wounds. Read this lesson to learn the different types of packing materials, indications of use, and removal process.

5. Wound Culture: Collection & Procedure

A wound culture is a test to determine what specific microorganisms in a wound caused an infection. Learn all about the medical procedure in this lesson.

6. Cauterization in Medicine: Definition & Uses

Explore the use of cauterization as a treatment practice in medicine. Discover how professionals perform cauterization and explore how it works to seal bleeding wounds and remove abnormal tissue.

7. Wound Irrigation: Definition & Procedure

Wound irrigation is the act of flushing a wound with a gentle stream of liquid in order to remove dead tissue or other debris. Learn about this medical procedure.

8. Wound Granulation: Definition, Stages & Care

Wound granulation refers to the new tissues and blood vessels that grow in a wound during the healing process. Learn about the definition, stages, and care for wound granulation.

9. Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP) & Wound Healing

In this lesson, we'll be learning about matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their role in the three phases of wound healing. Then, we'll look at how these proteins are dysregulated during disease states.

10. Factors that Affect Wound Healing

This lesson will describe some of the factors that affect wound healing. The factors we will focus on include those that slow down the healing process as well as those that speed it up.

11. Treatment for Wound Blisters After Surgery

Wound blisters or skin irritations may remain after surgery is performed. Understand the occurrence of wound blisters, and learn treatment methods for wound blisters caused by surgery.

12. First Aid for Cuts & Lacerations

Cuts and lacerations typically do not require emergency medical services for treatment. Read this lesson to learn how to effectively treat minor injuries to the skin with the use of first aid techniques.

13. First Aid for Fractures

Using the acronym R.I.C.E., First Aid for Fractures will cover basic steps one can take to support someone with a fracture and minimize further injury until medical care is obtained. We will be discussing care that can be provided anywhere and with easily accessible materials.

14. How to Treat a Compound Fracture: First Aid Response

In this lesson we will review what a compound fracture is and how to provide first aid treatment by controlling bleeding, preventing infection and adapting the steps in R.I.C.E.