Chronic wound

On April 17, 2007 Virginia Tech envelops a massive panic. A gunman bursts into the room, methodically points a gun at each student and shoots. This event requires a great deal of courage to survive something like this, but presents itself in Trey Perkins specifically. Mr. Perkins exhibits physical courage-bravery at risk of bodily harm or death. According to the article “Students Panicked and Then Held off Gunman” by Raymond Hernandez, after harming many people in room 207, Mr. Cho, the gunman…

Have you ever been bitten, licked or scratched by a cat or kitten? Most of you probably have, but did you know that approximately 10% of household cats, and 33% of stray cats carry a type of bacteria called Bartonella henselae (1). Bartonella henselae is a gram negative bacteria that can cause cat scratch disease (CSD), which can be transferred to a person, mostly young children, who have been either bitten, licked or scratched by a cat. B. henselae lives in infected cats’ saliva and is usually…

After immigrating from Egypt to America at a young age, I was overwhelmed with the opportunities the country had to offer. Take public education for example, no such thing existed when I was living in Egypt. My parents had to work hard to put my brothers and I in school until we had arrived here. The transition from living on a couple of dollars a day to being able to work for myself and going out often has changed my methods of thinking. The conventional way of living a stable life in America…

Thank you for the concise discussion of the disadvantages of the various techniques that are used in assessing the depth of the burn wound. “Burn wounds that heal within a 3-week window have improved aesthetic and functional outcomes with a reduced degree of scarring” (Khatib, Jabir, O’Connor, & Philip, 2014, p. 1). To promote optimal treatment for burn wounds, an immediate and accurate depth assessment is required (Sainsbury, 2008). Burn depth is frequently evaluated by clinical evaluation,…

Introduction Wound care involves a lot of physiological and immunologic processes to achieve optimal wound healing, as well as several physical and social factors that may also help to successfully achieve wound closure. In this case study, Carlton, a six-year-old, got a deep cut on his foot after he stepped on the sharp edge of a shell while running along the shoreline. The foot of the six-year-old boy looked even worse a day after her mother had washed it. The gash had turned red and very…

burn impressions. It was a penetrating wound because the bullet did not have an exit wound, but the bones did shatter and the bullet remained to travel in a straight line instead of deflecting elsewhere into the skull. From the hard-contact wound observed at the autopsy, gunpowder residue left ‘tattooing’ and powder was able to be recovered and taken into evidence as well as the diameter of the gun barrel was measured from the head injury. Inside the wound track, soot and unburnt powder were…

After reading the accounts of James Smith and Mary Rowlandson, one can easily determine that James Smith got the better end of the deal when it came to being captured by the Native Americans. From the very beginning, both of their situations were completely different and only with some slight similarities. On one hand, Rowlandson talked about the tragedies she had to endure while being a captive with the Wampanoag’s in 1676. She went through the horror of being shot, and watching everyone she…

Emergencies for Allied Health Professionals MED220 Dr. Akm Gias Uddin Gunshot Wound G unshot wound is my essay topic for Emergency Class. First I would like to explain more less what is a Gunshot wound. Gunshot injury may appear when someone is shot by some sharp bullet what in most cases it is a gun. Gunshot may appear during variety of situations not only during criminal or terrorist incidents. Gunshot wound are one of the most traumatic injuries because people might be hurt very…

Athletes are constantly being asked which they prefer: artificial turf or natural grass. They want the ideal playing surface to compete on, which was the logic behind inventing artificial grass, but what people don’t know are the disadvantages that are associated with artificial grass. After researching the downsides to turf, I read about a study that states that seventy-one percent of injuries on turf are traumatic injuries and the other 29% are for overuse injuries. This includes both…

I am attaching two photos of Skyler Yang who has endure scratches on both sides of his face; one scratch is right below his right eye and the other is nearby his nose on the left side of his face. He received these scratches after he had spent the day with his mother. Specifically with this email, I want to address my concerns regarding my children's safety. Although these injuries may seem minor, I am concern that it could have resulted in more seriousness if the scratch would have made…