This document provides an overview of wound care for general practitioners and nurses. It outlines the normal wound healing process, which involves coagulation, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling phases. It also defines and classifies different wound types as acute or chronic. The document discusses wound assessment, considering general factors like nutrition, glucose control, and smoking as well as local wound characteristics. It then covers basic wound care fundamentals like debridement, irrigation, use of antibiotics and dressings. It provides details on different types of dressings suited for various wound conditions based on exudate level or infection status.