Types of Wounds

2. Blood vessels are damaged and cause blood to collect under the skin
6. Typically caused by serious trauma and the skin is partially or completely torn away
9. A wound that typically involves compomplications and takes a relatively long time to heal
10. Caused by an object puncturing the skin, such as a nail or splinter
12. People with limited mobility are more prone to these chronic wounds
13. A knife enters and then comes out of the skin or a bullet that penetrates the skin and lodges in the body
14. Generally occur on the feet and are a result of poor circulation and nerve damage
15. The skin remains intact

1. Superficial wounds in which the epidermis is scraped off
3. These wound happen relatively quickly and the skin is torn, cut or punctured or blunt trauma causes a contusion
4. Caused by a clean, sharp-edged object, such as a scalpel
5. Irregular tear-loke cuts or wounds caused by blunt trauma
7. Caused by an extreme amount of force applied over a extended period of time
8. The integrity of the skin is damaged
11. The complete removal of an extremity of limb