Treating Pediatric Burns Takes Skills and Sensitivity
December 11, 2021
Two experts talk about the intricacies of treating pediatric burns and how patients' families must carry on treatment after discharge.
How Do You Treat a Malignant Wound? Let’s Look at the Options
November 8, 2021
A malignant wound is a manifestation of malignant cells that have infiltrated through the skin. We explore how they are treated.
Let’s Walk Through the Stages of Wound Healing
August 4, 2021
To help you grow in your wound care skills, we review wound physiology and the clinicians’ role during each of the stages of wound healing.
20+ Factors That Affect and Delay Wound Healing
July 13, 2021
Say the wound you are working on is not healing. What is affecting the healing process? Learn about the factors that delay wound healing.
Wound Temperature Can Affect the Wound Healing Process
September 2, 2020
A patient’s core body temperature must be above 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit and below 107.6 for wound healing to occur. The loss of moisture from any surface by evaporation is accompanied by cooling of the surface. So, as wound tissues lose moisture, a cooling effect occurs resulting in lower wound temperature. Even a decrease of only […]
TIMERS Wound Care: Strategies for Wound Bed Preparation
July 29, 2020
Whether you’ve been in wound care for many years, or are a newcomer to the field, you have likely heard the terms TIME and maybe TIMERS. The two words are acronyms pertaining to clinical categories related to comprehensive wound assessment, management and wound bed preparation for hard-to-heal wounds, said Donald Wollheim, MD, FAPWCA, WCC, DWC, […]
Learn How to Determine What Wound Exudate Is Telling You
July 1, 2020
A discussion of how to determine the state of a wound and the care it needs by examining the wound exudate.
Maggot Debridement Therapy and Leech Therapy Are Viable Options
May 13, 2020
The age-old treatments of maggot debridement therapy and leech therapy are relatively inexpensive and fairly effective wound care. Learn why in this blog.
How to Teach Patients to Manage Wound Care at Home During Covid-19
April 20, 2020
Clinicians offer tips to help patients and families provide wound care at home until life returns to normal after COVID-19.
Your Essential Guide to Wound Packing Dead Space
February 19, 2020
Let’s face it, there is nothing fun, exciting or sexy about this topic. Wound packing is just a necessary part of performing good wound care treatments in the event your patient has notable depth in their wound. However, there is a purpose and a proper way to pack a wound with the goal of promoting […]