Chipped wounds

Description:

Chipped wounds — are characterized by a small zone of damage of fabrics, usually has smooth edges. Wounds in a thorax and a stomach can constitute big danger as at a long hurting subject internal injuries are possible. At chipped wounds of extremities rendering acute management is necessary in cases when there are damages of the main vessels and nerves. The chipped wound — when inlet opening is less than depth of the wound channel (in the absence of defeat of the main vessels bleeding is insignificant). Healing of these wounds after surgical treatment is more often favorable.

Symptoms of Chipped wounds:

Clinical manifestations are caused by features of a specific wound.
On penetration depth in fabric:

    * Blind
    * Through

On anatomic features of the place of wound:

    * With an internal injury (are usually listed)
    * Without internal injury

On complications of the place of wound:

    * With massive bleeding (at damage of large vessels)
    * With partial loss of internals (at the considerable size of gate of a wound).

Reasons of Chipped wounds:

Arises, as a rule as a result of wound a thrust weapon or a subject (a dirk, a steel rod). In pure form meet seldom, are most often combined with other type of a wound (chipped and cut).

Treatment of Chipped wounds:

It is caused by complications of a specific wound. In the absence of complications, after a bathing of the wound layer-by-layer sewing up on the course of the wound channel follows.

First aid:

- Imposing of a sterile bandage.
- An applying a tourniquet (if it is required).
- Evacuation in medical institution.

The qualified medical care:
It is caused by complications of a specific wound. In the absence of complications, after a bathing of the wound layer-by-layer sewing up on the course of the wound channel follows.