Duration: 30 minutes
Target Audience: Clinical Employees
Course Overview: The skin is the largest organ of the body, equaling up to 16% of the body's weight and is responsible for being a barrier to protect from the body from infection and part of regulating and communicating within the body.,Proper wound care is important not just for the optimal healing of the wound, but also to limit the chance of infection from setting in. This training is for employees to develop understanding and proficiency in the types of possible wounds and how to care for them.
Training Includes:
Types of Wounds
Open
Blunt Trauma
Skin Ulcer
Closed
Would Care Assessment Steps
Types of Wound Tissues
Wound Cleansing and Debridement
Protecting the Peri-Wound
Fill the Wound
Secure the Wound
Evaluate the Healing Progress
Stages of Wound Healing
Hemostasis
Inflammatory
Proliferative
Maturation
Wound Infection Indicators
Factors that Delay Wound Healing
First Aid for Wounds