""Wounds" - What a broad term! The Original Roget's International Thesaurus gives all of the following terms for "wounds": trauma, injury, hurt, lesion, cut, incision, scratch, gash, puncture, stab, laceration, mutilation, abrasion, gangrene, necrosis, and more. If Roget were a healthcare provider looking at a wound for the first time, he would not stop with just a simple surface term. In a split second, he would send all that information to his mental...

"A crucial guide for all skin and wound care professionals, this essential resource provides authoritative science and practical instruction on wound care best practices. This must-have guide offers the latest, skin and wound care research-backed insights on prevention and management strategies. Three new chapters - Skin, Challenging Skin Conditions and Lymphedema. Skin and wound care concepts - every chapter has been updated with the most current...

Explains what cuts and scrapes are, how they heal, and how they should be treated.

Describes how the body responds to wounds and heals itself when the skin is broken and discusses how to care for minor abrasions.

Brief text describes how some of the unpleasant things the body produces, like gas, ear wax, pus, and sweat, are important aids to staying healthy.