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clean wound A superficial wound produced by uncontaminated sharp objects, either electively–eg, surgical procedure or by accident, being cut by sharp glass or metal–eg, broken glass. Cf Clean-contaminated wound, Dirty wound. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Simply massage the individually wrapped package of triple antibiotic ointment and apply to a clean wound to promote healing. Initial treatment goals include obtaining a clean wound by performing aggressive debridement of nonviable tissues in the zone of injury and copious irrigation. For example, if one is using gauze dressings with normal saline on a clean wound that is proliferating, one has to assume one of two situations: (a) the dressing is being applied inappropriately, usually less frequently than recommended (unfortunately, an almost universally routine practice), or (b) excessive nursing time is involved in changing the dressing as frequently as recommended - a sort of no-win situation. |
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