This document discusses soft tissue injuries, including wounds and burns. It defines wounds as breaks in body tissue, and identifies two types - closed wounds under the skin surface, and open wounds that break the skin. Open wound types include abrasions, avulsions, lacerations and punctures. Burns are injuries from heat, chemicals, electricity or radiation, and can be superficial, partial thickness or full thickness. The document also covers specific injuries like eye injuries, nose injuries, dental injuries and chest/abdominal wounds, and objectives around wound classification, causes, dangers and first aid management.
2. Objectives
Knowledge Objectives:
After completing this module, participants will be able to -
1. Discussed the Skin and its functions
2. Define what is wound and identify the two types
3. Enumerate and explain the different types of wounds,
classifications, causes and characteristics, dangers and
First Aid Management of wounds
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3. 4. Define Burn
5. Enumerate and explain the causes, types, factors,
determining seriousness and first aid management
6. Identify the specific body injuries
Skill Objectives
Demonstrate and perform the different kinds of
bandaging techniques
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5. Two Classifications of Wound
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Is a break in the continuity of a tissue of the body
either internal or external.
1. Closed Wound
WOUNDS
the soft tissue damage occurs beneath the surface of
the skin, leaving the outer layer intact, such as
contusion, and crushing injuries.
6. First Aid Management
C - - Cold Application
S - Splinting
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7. Two Types of Wounds cont…
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2. Open Wound
Types of OPEN WOUND
Puncture Abrasion
it is a break in the skin or mucus membrane; or the
protective skin layer is damage.
9. First Aid Management
C - Control Bleeding
C - Cover the wound with dressing
and secure with a bandage.
C - Care for shock.
C - Consult or refer to physician.
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Is an injury involving the skin, including muscles, bones,
nerves and blood vessels. This results from heat,
chemicals, electricity or solar or other forms of radiation.
.
BURNS
11. Superficial (First-degree) burns
Partial-thickness (Second-degree) burns
Full-thickness (Third-degree) burns
1. The Depth
Factors to determine the seriousness
of burns:
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12. 2. Burns that need hospital treatment
3. Patient’s age and medical condition
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13. TYPES OF BURN INJURIES:
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1. Thermal Burns 2. Chemical Burns
3. Electrical Burns 4. Sun Burn
14. SPECIFIC BODY INJURIES
1. Eye Injuries
Blows to the Eye Chemical Burns
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