Wound Care

Wound care is a method of removing dead tissue, cleaning the wound, providing a protective environment due to disruption of structural and functional integrity of tissue. It includes dressing change, packing, irrigation and debridement. Common types of non-healing wounds include:

• Pressure sores

• Surgical wounds

• Radiation sores

• Foot ulcers due to diabetes, poor blood flow, chronic bone infection (osteomyelitis), or swollen legs.

Certain wounds may not heal well due to:

• Diabetes

• Poor circulation due to damage to arteries or veins

• Nerve damage

• Bone infection

• Being inactive or immobile

• Weak immune system

• Poor nutrition

• Excess alcohol use

• Smoking

• Having a foreign body (such as a piece of wood or broken glass) in the wound