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• Abrasion -✓✓Immediate treatment: wash the area with antibacterial soap and debris
wound. Flush with H2O and apply petroleum based first aid cream to keep a scab from
forming.
• Abrasion Follow-up -✓✓Change sterile pad every day. Watch area for drainage, warm
to the touch, or swelling.
• Abrasion Prevention -✓✓Wear clothes that cover the skin.
• Laceration -✓✓Immediate Treatment: Clean the laceration with soap and water or
sterile saline. Apply sterile compression to stop the bleeding.
• Laceration Follow-up -✓✓If physician is involved, make sure their orders are followed.
Monitor for redness, heat, swelling, red streaks, or drainage.
• Laceration Prevention -✓✓Protective clothing and appropriate padding should be
worn.
• Puncture Wounds -✓✓Immediate Treatment: Stabilize the object and move the victim
as little as possible. Protruding objects should be left in place until the patient is
evaluated by a physician.
• Puncture Wounds Follow-up -✓✓Must be evaluated daily for signs of infection or blood
poisoning. Change the bandages daily.
• Puncture Wounds Prevention -✓✓Event area is free from nails and other sharp
objects.
• Incisions -✓✓Immediate Treatment: Clean the wound and swab the edges of the
wound to dry and pull the edges together using butterfly strips.
• Incisions Follow-up -✓✓Change the bandages daily. Monitor for signs of infection.
• Incisions Prevention -✓✓Event area is clear of sharp objects.
• Avulsions -✓✓Immediate Treatment: Clean the area and use compression with a
sterile dressing to stop bleeding.
• Avulsions Follow-up -✓✓Change bandages daily and watch for signs of infection.