PPT-Biofilms and Chronic Wounds

Val EdwardsJones Clinical Director MelBec Microbiology Ltd Acute woundsusually heal within 28 days Surgical site Burns Trauma degloving bites etc If infected Usually a single organism occasionally two or three. Val Edwards-Jones. Clinical Director. MelBec. Microbiology Ltd. . Acute wounds-usually heal within 28 days. Surgical site . Burns. Trauma-. degloving. , bites . etc. If infected:. Usually a single organism (occasionally two or three). Presented by . Dr Azza Serry. Learning. . objectives. :. Definition. Classification of wounds. Pathophysiology of wound healing. Types of wound healing. Factors affecting wound healing . Complications of wound healing. Wounds. A wound. . is an injury that damages the body’s tissues.. The two greatest concerns in regards to wounds include excessive bleeding and infection.. Signs . of Infection. Redness. Swelling. Obj. : I will perform basic wound management procedures. Obj. : I will identify types of . skin infections . in athletics. Skin Wounds. Warning: Some pictures are graphic. What would you do?. Skin Wounds. sally@boocare.co.uk. Wound Aetiology . Acute. Burns – dry heat, moist heat, chemical, radiation. Lacerations . Surgical incisions . Chronic. Leg ulcers . Pressure ulcers. Fungating lesions. understanding the phases of wound healing. Presented by . Rafat. Choudhry, MD, . FAPWHc. , FAWMS. Wound Care Physician. AtlantiCare Wound Healing Center. Objectives. Overview of the significant impact of untreated wounds in the US. Overview of advanced wound care. To understand the underlying structures of the skin. To gain a basic understanding of the process of wound healing.. To be able to identify different tissue types in areas such as the wound bed, wound edge and surrounding skin. Optical imaging of diabetic wounds. PhD student: . Shima Mehrvar. Advisor: . Dr. Mahsa Ranji. Collaborators: . Drs. Sandeep Gopalakrishnan and Janis Eells, Colleges of Nursing and Health Sciences, UWM. Bleeding and Wounds Providing First Aide Wounds involve injury to soft tissues. classifications Open-break in skin Closed-no break in skin or mucous membrane…injury occurs to underlying tissue Open………… ………...closed cl Brandon Childers 1 , Clare McCoy 2 , Karl Malcolm 2 & Alexandra C. Brand 1 Aberdeen Fungal Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill , Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK 2. School ) . alone or in combination with Fusidic acid (FUS) . in . an . in vitro. dynamic model of . Staphylococcus aureus. Biofilm. Wafi Siala,. 1. . . Prabhavathi. Fernandes,. 2. . Paul M. Tulkens,. 1. John P. McNulty,, MD, FACP, FAAHPM. George Muller, . RPh. . Palliative Care Institute of Southeast Louisiana . Compounding Business Services, Covington, LA . AbstractGunshot wounds represent a major part of traumas, but isolated breast lesions due to gunshot wound are rare. A 51-year-old woman presented to the emergency department because of a close range Hasti Asrari. 1. and Dave Bergmann. 2. 1. Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ . 2. Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD. Dave.Bergmann@bhsu.edu. . Cave Silver: 1478 m. Cave Silver: 244. .