Wound Care MD0576

DEVELOPMENT 2 ADMINISTRATION 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 INTRODUCTION 4 LESSON 1 6 1-1. WOUND TERMINOLOGY 7 1-2. PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO INJURY 12 1-3. GENERAL WOUND CARE 12 1-4. SPECIFIC WOUND CARE 14 1-5. STEPS OF WOUND HEALING 19 1-6. CLOSING 19 EXERCISES, LESSON 1 20 SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 1 24 LESSON 2 26 2-1. INTRODUCTION 27 2-2. FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFECTION 27 2-3. CARDINAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF WOUND INFECTION 28 2-4. GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISM 28 2-5. GRAM-NEGATIVE INFECTIONS 31 EXERCISES, LESSON 2 33 SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 2 35 LESSON 3 36 Section I. SEVERITY AND CAUSES OF BURNS 37 3-1. INTRODUCTION 37 3-2. FACTORS IN SEVERITY OF BURN INJURY 37 3-3. CAUSES OF BURNS 38 Section II. EFFECTS ON TISSUE, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, AND TREATMENT 39 3-4. ELECTRICAL BURNS 39 3-5. LIGHTNING INJURIES 44 3-6. CHEMICAL INJURIES 45 3-7. INHALATION INJURIES 47 3-8. RADIANT BURNS 49 Section III. EFFECTS ON TISSUE, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, AND TREATMENT 50 3-9. GENERAL INFORMATION 50 3-10. DETERMINING THE DEPTH OF THERMAL BURN (DEGREE OF THICKNESS) 50 3-11. THERMAL BURNS: CRITICAL 53 3-12. THERMAL BURNS: MODERATE 53 3-13. THERMAL BURNS: MINOR 54 3-14. ADDITIONAL FACTORS IN THERMAL BURN ASSESSMENT 54 3-15. BURN DEPTH ESTIMATE 55 3-16. THERMAL BURNS: THE RULE OF NINES 55 3-17. THERMAL BURNS: MANAGEMENT 59 3-18. SPECIALIZED TREATMENT 60 3-19. ADDITIONAL CONCERNS 61 Section IV. FLUID REPLACEMENT AND MEASUREMENT OF URINE OUTPUT 61 3-20. REPLACE FLUIDS 61 3-21. CALCULATE FLUID AMOUNT 61 3-22. MEASURE URINE OUTPUT 67 Section V. TOPICAL ANTIMICROBIAL DRESSINGS 67 3-23. GENERAL INFORMATION 67 3-24. SILVER SULFADIAZINE (SILVADENER) 67 3-25. MAFENIDE ACETATE (SULFAMYLONR) 68 3-26. SILVER NITRATE DRESSING 68 3-27. CLOSING 68 EXERCISES, LESSON 3 69 SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 3 76