4. WOUND
• A break in the structure of an organ or tissue caused by an
external agent.
5. TYPES OF CLASSIFICATION OF
WOUND
1. Etiology
2. RANK-WAKEFIELD system
3. Duration of wound healing
4. Skin integrity
5. Degree of contamination
6. Morphologic
6. ACCORDING TO ETIOLOGY
1. Blunt trauma wounds
2. Burn injuries
3. Penetrating wounds
4. Incisional wounds
14. TIDY
1. Crushed or avulsed
2. Contaminated
3. Devitalized tissues
4. Often tissue loss
UNTIDY
ACCORDING TO
RANK-WAKEFIELD SYSTEM
1. Incised
2. Clean
3. Healthy tissues
4. Seldom tissue loss
15. ACCORDING TO DURATION OF
WOUND HEALING
1. Acute
2. Chronic
a. Venous ulcers
b. Pressure injuries
c. Diabetic foot ulcers
16. OPEN WOUNDS
Penetrating
• Puncture wounds
• Surgical wounds and incisions
• Thermal, chemical and electrical
burns
• Bites and stings
• Gunshot wounds
Blunt trauma wounds
• Abrasions
• Lacerations
• Contusions
• Blisters
• Seroma
• Hematoma
• Crush injuries
CLOSED WOUNDS
ACCORDING TO INTEGRITY OF SKIN
Bruise
Degloving
17. ACCORDING TO DEGREE OF
CONTAMINATION
• Class I (Clean wounds)
• Class II (Clean contaminated wounds)
• Class III (Contaminated wounds)
• Class IV (Dirty wounds)
23. PRIMARY INTENTION
• Occurs in uncontaminated wounds
with minimal tissue loss
• Heals by rapid epithelization and
minimal graduation tissue formation.
• Caused least inflammation and
leaves best scar
• Occurs in wounds with substantial
tissue loss, when edges cannot be
opposed.
• Wound is left open, and allowed to
heal by graduation, contraction and
epithelization.
• Takes long time and is accompanied
by a much more inflammatory
response and poor scar
SECONDARY INTENTION
WOUND CLOSURE AND HEALING
TERTIARY INTENTION
• Wound is closed several days
after its formation
• Results in a less satisfactory
scar than healing by primary
intention