A wound is basically an injury to the living tissue caused by a cut, blunt shot or other impacts. Some of the wounds are superficial and is limited to the outer skin while, some wounds cause damage to underlying tissues.
Wounds are effectively divided into two categories open wounds and closed wounds. Open wounds are the ones where the skin is torn, scrapped, cut or punctured, while closed wounds are those that are caused by blunt blow leading to contusion or blunt trauma. Closed wounds have internal tissue damage and bruising on the skin but no visible cuts.
The open wounds are further divided into several types namely;
Wound classification is effectively done on the basis of their aetiology, site of the wound, and type of the injury, its symptoms, and wound depth and tissue loss. As such the classification of wounds is as follows;
Superficial wounds and minor wounds can be easily treated at home by following these simple steps,