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  2. Wound assessment - Wikipedia

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    Wound bed, wound edge and periwound skin should be examined before the initial treatment plan is devised. It should also be re-assessed at each visit or each dressing change. For wound bed, the following parameters are assessed: Tissue type; presence and percentage of non-viable tissue covering the wound bed; Level of exudate; Presence of infection

  3. Emergency bleeding control - Wikipedia

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    Wounds are normally described in a variety of ways. Descriptions may include wound size (length) and thickness; plainly visible wound characteristics such as shape and open or closed; and origin, acute or chronic. [3] The most common descriptors of wounds are these: Incision: Straight edges to the wound margins, as if sliced with a knife.

  4. Wound healing assay - Wikipedia

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    Scratch wound healing assay experiment of rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer cell line. A wound healing assay is a laboratory technique used to study cell migration and cell–cell interaction. This is also called a scratch assay because it is done by making a scratch on a cell monolayer and capturing images at regular intervals by time lapse microscope.

  5. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. There are numerous types of suture which differ by needle shape and size as well as thread material ...

  6. Negative-pressure wound therapy - Wikipedia

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    Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as a vacuum assisted closure (VAC), is a therapeutic technique using a suction pump, tubing, and a dressing to remove excess exudate and promote healing in acute or chronic wounds and second- and third-degree burns. The therapy involves the controlled application of sub-atmospheric pressure to ...

  7. GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise ...

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    General Motors said Tuesday it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit. Instead the Detroit automaker will focus on development of ...

  8. Putin promises to ask Assad about whereabouts of American ...

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would enquire about the whereabouts of Austin Tice, the American journalist missing in Syria, while responding to a question from an NBC correspondent at ...

  9. Postoperative wounds - Wikipedia

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    Postoperative wounds are those wounds acquired during surgical procedures. Postoperative wound healing occurs after surgery and normally follows distinct bodily reactions: the inflammatory response , the proliferation of cells and tissues that initiate healing , and the final remodeling .