Wound Care

A closed discolored wound caused by blunt trauma, better known as a bruise.

• laceration

• puncture wound

• abrasion

• contusion

A superficial open wound, includes scrapes, scratches, or rub-type wounds where the skin is broken

• contusion

• abrasion

• pressure injury

• puncture wounds

An open wound that results when a sharp item, such as a needle, nail, or piece of wire, pierces the skin.

• penetrating wound

• pressure injury

• puncture wound

• laceration

a puncture wound in which is that the offending object remains embedded in the tissue

• penetrating wound

• puncture wound

• laceration

• pressure injury

An open wound made by the accidental cutting or tearing of tissue.

• abrasion

• laceration

• pressure injury

• penetrating wound

A wound that is not infected

• clean-contaminated

• contaminated

• colonized

• clean

A wound resulting from pressure and friction.

• puncture wound

• penetrating wound

• pressure injury

• abrasion

A wound that was surgically made and is not infected, but it has direct contact with normal flora in the body

• clean-contaminated

• clean

• contaminated

• infected

This can be a surgical wound or a wound caused by trauma that has been grossly contaminated by breaking asepsis.

• colonized

• clean-contaminated

• infected

• contaminated

A wound in which the infectious process is already established, as evidenced by high numbers of microorganisms and either purulent (containing pus) drainage or necrotic (dead) tissue.

• clean-contaminated

• contaminated

• infected

• colonized