Skin Graft Wound Dressing Report

From my interviews on the three medical interns, the medical procedure on skin graft wound dressing was that the interns are supposed to remove the burn dressing from patients at 5.a. m in the morning on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The wounds were then covered with surgical towels soaked in a special medical solution so that when the surgeons arrive one hour later at 6am, they can inspect and determine the type of treatment that the patient requires. However, I observed that on those days, the doctors always reported later than 7am in the morning. That means that the graft wounds remained untreated for longer than was necessary, sometimes for up to three hours. This exposure increases the risk of infection or even damage to the graft wound. Moreover, risk of exposure increased because when patients wait for too long for the doctor to arrive, they are bound to tamper with the temporary dressing, hence, contaminating the wound in the process.
My other observation was that patients were not being sedated as frequently as it was necessary. This left the patients in discomfort and, sometimes, pain, hence tempting them to tamper with the wounds to try and ease the discomfort. This increased the risk of infection on the graft wounds which in turn affected the recovery period. …show more content…
I corroborated those claims when I observed that, on some instances of wound dressing, it was the medical interns who were doing it with no supervision or directions from the more experienced surgeons. This led the intern to consult frequently with medics from other hospitals, hence prolonging the length of time it took to dress up a graft wound. This had the effect of increasing the risk of exposure and delaying the