Classif. by Level of Contamination - ANSWER✔✔ Clean- surgery wounds
Contaminated- traumatic wounds
Classif. by Healing Process - ANSWER✔✔ Primary: Clean surgical incision, Close up
cleanly
Secondary: Tissue has been lost, Have to build the tissue back up
Tertiary: Not closed up
Presence of Drains - ANSWER✔✔ Penrose- gauze around a straw-type tube (not
measurable)
Jackson Pratt (JP)- applies suction to pull drainage out (measurable)
Hemovac- applies suction as well
Abrasion - ANSWER✔✔ Not a lot of bleeding
Laceration - ANSWER✔✔ Accidentally cut
Partial/full thickness
Can bleed a lot/or not
Neat or jagged
Puncture Wounds - ANSWER✔✔ Staple/needle
Straight through
Bleeding differs
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