Here are some common terms used in wound care:
Abrasion: A scraping or rubbing away of the skin.
Acute Wound: A fresh wound, typically less than a few days old.
Alginate Dressing: Natural wound dressings made from seaweed.
Antibiotic Ointment: Topical treatment that helps prevent infection in minor cuts, burns, and scrapes.
Bioburden: The number of microorganisms living on a surface, which can affect the healing rate of a
wound.
Biofilm: Microscopic structures present in chronic wounds that impair healing.
Burn: Damage to the skin caused by extreme heat, cold, flame, friction, chemicals, or touching a very
hot object.
Chronic Wound: A longstanding wound that shows no significant progress towards healing in 30 days.
Debridement: The removal of dead (necrotic) skin or tissue, which is the first step in the treatment of
wound healing.
Dressings: Sterile pads or compresses applied to a wound to promote healing and protect it from
further harm.
Eschar: Dead tissue that sheds or falls off from a wound.
Epithelial Cells: Outermost layer of skin cells that regenerate across a wound surface from the edges
to close the wound during healing.
These terms are essential for understanding wound care and the various treatments involved