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• the skin has three (3) layers namely:

  epidermis

  dermis

  hypodermis
• the top layer

  -epidermis
• the middle layer

  -dermis
• the bottom or fatty layer

  hypodermis
• • these are the soft tissue injuries
  • are injuries that break the skin or other body tissues
  • examples: cut, scrapes, scratches, punctured skin
  • often happen because of accidents, but surgeries, sutures, and stitches can also be the cause of wounds.

  -wounds
• occurs when the skin remains intact and the tissue that lies underneath is not exposed.

  closed wounds
• • a type of injuries that causes an external or internal break in the body’s tissue.
  • it is commonly caused by accidents involving sharp or rough objects that cut through the skin and leave some form of trauma
  • -Open wounds
• is a type of open wound that caused by the skin rubbing against a rough surface

  ABRASIONS
• the loss or removal of a body part such as a finger, toe, hand, foot, arm or leg.

  AMPUTATION
• • the pulling away or detaching of a structure within the body
  • most common type of this is athletic-related injuries.
  • most common type of this is athletic-related injuries.
  • AVULSION
• •a wound that is produced by the tearing of soft body tissue, •often irregular or jagged •it is often contaminated with bacteria and debris from whatever object that caused the cut

  LACERATIONS
• •deep wounds that occurs due to something sharp and pointed, such as nails. •opening on the skin is small, and the puncture wound may •not bleed much. can easily become infected

  PUNCTURES
• WHAT ARE THE TWO CLASSIFICATION OF WOUNDS

  SEPTIC and ASEPTIC
• clean

  ASEPTIC
• dirty

  SEPTIC