Minor Injuries – Final Quiz

What statement below describes a contused wound?

Puncture wounds have a decreased risk for infection because they are easier to clean and provide a warm, moist place for wound healing. True or false?

What would a high calibre, high velocity projectile typically cause in a wound? (Select the two correct answers)

Human bites can introduce innumerable organisms and serious disease into the wound such as… (select two correct answers)

What are some of the intrinsic factors for skin tears? (Select two correct answers)

In the ISTAP classification system what type would the following statement describe?

“Linear or flap tear which can be repositioned to cover the wound”

What are the factors that skin tear prevention is based around?

Using an emollient can reduce the incidence of skin tears by what percentage?

What should be considered in the treatment goals of skin tears? (Select three correct answers)

What layers of the skin are affected by a skin tear?

What dressings are NOT recommended by ISTAP for the treatment of skin tears? (Select three correct answers)

Medical Adhesive Related Skin Injury (MARSI) ensues when the attachment to skin layers and the medical adhesive is weaker than that of the individual cells, which causes the epidermal layer to separate or detach from the underlying dermis. True or false?

What are types of mechanical MARSI? (Select three correct answers)

What are some examples of good skin care in the prevention of MARSI? (Select three correct answers)

When using adhesive removers, there is a strong case to consider the use of sterile skin barriers in patients who are at high risk of infection. True or false?