Stab Wounds: A Case Study

The talonevicular joint linear incision was made in line with the posterior tibial course, sharp dissection carried down through skin with blunt dissection of subcutaneous tissues.

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Group one received an artificial wound and it was injected with bacteria. Group two got either wood or glass splinters inserted into their wounds. Last, group three, received both wood and glass splinters.

Blunt force trauma is when a victim is hit with a weapon. This weapon can be a bat, pipe,

lacerations, burns - including friction burns and scalds, drowsiness, pressure sores, cowering and flinching, unexplained hair loss,

When it contracts it causes flexion in the wrist. It's located under the endangerment site antecubital.

Let’s go way back, all the way to 1861, the beginning of the Civil War. The Civil War was a battle between the Confederacy (south) and the Union (north). This was a battle to end slavery in the south. There were about 1,264,000 soldiers that died, and about 644,000 people were injured. As you may know, our medical field has drastically improved over the years since then. But back at that time, there wasn’t a lot that was yet to be known. As the Civil War progressed in its dreadful ways and occurrence of common wounds, that would be the main topic that will be addressed. Now sit back and relax, as we take a trip back to the past of battlefield medicine during the Civil War.

On assessment, the wound was slightly exudates, odour, sloughs and dry skin patches on the surroundings. Sprakes (2010) state that, holistic assessment of patient and the wound are essential in order to facilitate the wound healing process. Ousey and McIntosh (2010) points out that, chronic wounds are exacerbated by a sequence of misdiagnosis, neglect, incompetence or inappropriate treatment strategies. I observed that, M’s wound was with exudates and sloughs; this

Which may or may not be the cleanest thing in the world. If any of these wounds got infected and were a limb, the best thing to do was amputate it. Amputations in the civil war were done quite often. Hence the nickname, Butchers, that were given to the surgeons. It was almost like a slaughterhouse there. I guess you could say that wound was tear-able.

Surgical procedures were as simple as having two assistants pinning the patient down while the surgeon cut off the soldier's wounded limb. These surgical procedures were usually done by a butcher. Wounds were caused by muskets or the bayonet. In order for the wounds to be treated, in a surgical procedure, the surgeon would use his amputation knife to cut down to the bone of the damaged limb. Only thirty-five percent of the patients who went through this procedure survived and the rest died due to shock, loss of

Amputations were intended to prevent gangrene, which is a deadly complication resulting from obstructed circulation or bacterial infection ("History of Medicine," 2011). When legs were amputated, patents waited for artificial limb designs to be accommodated for them. Around 150 patents were issued for artificial limbs between 1861 and 1873, the industry then expanded to benefit the veteran population ("History of Medicine," 2011). It costed veterans $75 to buy an artificial leg and $50 for an arm, the Confederacy then provided financial assistance in 1864 for purchases ("History of Medicine," 2011). Gunshot and explosive wounds carried many types of injuries with them like comminuted fractures, compound fractures, and wounds of joints ("The Call," n.d.). Comminuted fractures are where the bone is broken, splintered, or crushed into different pieces, which demands amputation ("The Call," n.d.). While compound fractures on the other hand are when bone comes through the skin; May require amputation if in a large limb like a leg, thigh, arm, or forearm ("The Call," n.d.). Injuries that almost always needed amputations were wounds to the joints such as the knee joint, elbow joint, shoulder joint, wrist, ankle, and hip joint. Most of all of these injuries could have been treated with better care with the medical procedures we have

On Friday, September 30, 2016 at approximately 0536 hours, a Black Male Stab Wounds Victim walked into the Emergency Department lobby with a severe Stab wounds laceration to the lower leg and a human bite wound. Security staff was contacted by E.D. triage Nurse Tony Rusiano and escorted the patient to ED room#42. Security conferred with E.D. Charge Nurse, Johnathan Bacal and an E.D. Lock down was initiated at 0538 hours. All Security Officers responded and dispatched over front and back E.D. entrances. Orange County Sheriff's Office was contacted at 0539 hours at which time Security Manager Richard King was informed via text messages along with House Nurse Administrator Sabrina Presley. The patient, Alex James Jones (DOB: 02/03/92 - FIN#86247662) had one severe Knife Wound to the left lower leg and one

The second wound you can get on the battlefield is a gunshot wound from a pistol or a rifle. One way to treat any gunshot wound, more specifically in the arm or leg, is to apply direct pressure on the wound and to lift it above the heart to stop the bleeding. Gunshot wounds were one of the most common injuries on the battlefield and they had to be prepared to treat them and make sure their patient or soldier

A full assessment of the wound should be carried out prior to selection of dressings. Any allergies should also be noted. The wound should be traced, photographed and measured providing data for comparison throughout the treatment. Consent should be gained prior to photographing the wound and the patient should not be identifiable from the photograph (Benbow 2004). All information should be documented in patients’ records, using the wound assessment tool. The pressure sore was identified as grade two

between a cut (an injury that is longer than deep) and a stab wound (an injury