Wound - ANSWER A separation or break in continuity of skin, mucous
membrane or tissue caused by physical, chemical or biological insult.
Tidy Wound - ANSWER Surgical incisions caused by sharp objects;
incised, clean, healthy wound without any tissue loss; heals by primary
intention
Untidy Wound - ANSWER Due to crushing, tearing or avulsion,
devitalized tissue, vascular injury, liberal excisions, or burns; heals by
secondary intention
Class 1 Wound - ANSWER Clean Wound. A wound in which there is no
infection and the risk for development of an infection is low
Class 2 Wound - ANSWER Clean/contaminated wound. An uninfected
wound in which no inflammation is encountered but the respiratory, GI,
and/or GU tract(s) have been entered
Class 3 Wound - ANSWER Contaminated wound. An open, traumatic or
surgical wound or involving a major break in sterile technique that shows
evidence of inflammation
Class 4 Wound - ANSWER Infected wound. An old, traumatic wound
containing dead tissue and current evidence of a clinical infection
Primary Intention Wound Closure - ANSWER All layers are closed.
Heals in a minimum amount of time, with no secondary separation of the
wound edges and with minimal scar formation
Secondary Intention Wound Closure - ANSWER Deep layers are closed
but superficial layers are left to heal from the inside out. Appropriate in
membrane or tissue caused by physical, chemical or biological insult.
Tidy Wound - ANSWER Surgical incisions caused by sharp objects;
incised, clean, healthy wound without any tissue loss; heals by primary
intention
Untidy Wound - ANSWER Due to crushing, tearing or avulsion,
devitalized tissue, vascular injury, liberal excisions, or burns; heals by
secondary intention
Class 1 Wound - ANSWER Clean Wound. A wound in which there is no
infection and the risk for development of an infection is low
Class 2 Wound - ANSWER Clean/contaminated wound. An uninfected
wound in which no inflammation is encountered but the respiratory, GI,
and/or GU tract(s) have been entered
Class 3 Wound - ANSWER Contaminated wound. An open, traumatic or
surgical wound or involving a major break in sterile technique that shows
evidence of inflammation
Class 4 Wound - ANSWER Infected wound. An old, traumatic wound
containing dead tissue and current evidence of a clinical infection
Primary Intention Wound Closure - ANSWER All layers are closed.
Heals in a minimum amount of time, with no secondary separation of the
wound edges and with minimal scar formation
Secondary Intention Wound Closure - ANSWER Deep layers are closed
but superficial layers are left to heal from the inside out. Appropriate in
