Wound care uses specific dressings and hygiene to prevent wound infections. The wound care team assesses the healing progress of wounds daily. Wound care: When you are admitted to the burn unit, your ...

Technology and improved practices are merging to create new and successful strategies for preventing and treating chronic wounds. The earliest wound care practitioners used everything from honey to ...

National Nurses Week, celebrated May 6-12, 2017, offers an opportunity to reflect on the art and science of the profession, which combines clinical knowledge and the ability to make a difference in ...

HEALING HANDS: Erika Harrison, a nurse with the mobile community outreach team for Buncombe County Emergency Medical Services, holds a bottle of saline-based wound cleanser at the Haywood Street ...

Peter L. Salgo, MD: Well, we’ve been talking about wounds, who gets them? And talking about how we should initiate treatment and what the protocols are. Let’s get a little more specific. Wound care ...

Bismarck has a new mobile medical company providing a very specific type of service. The company is named Apex Medical, and ...

What Is an Avulsion Wound? An avulsion wound refers to a wound in which a part of the body has been torn off or removed through either surgery or trauma. There are many types of avulsion wounds, ...

Q: What are some recent regulatory changes that affect wound care? A: After much negotiation and advocacy generated by the wound care advocacy organizations, the Local Coverage Determinations for skin ...

Wounds, they're like nature's signature on our skin, marking the chapters of our body's healing journey. A wound is like a crack in your skin's armor. It might not sound like a big deal, but taking ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa can cause slow-healing wounds. Learn how to promote healing and prevent infection. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin condition that causes abscesses where your ...