Infection 0.0 / 5 ? Health & Social CareProcess of Wound HealingOtherAll boards Created by: emmamckavanaghCreated on: 23-03-23 09:30 What is wound healing? The body responds to an insult, be it an injury, incision, infection or implant. 1 of 11 What are the four stages of tissue injury? hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, remodeling 2 of 11 What is the purpose of the haemostasis (day 1) stage? prevent blood loss and limit damage by encouraging immobilisation 3 of 11 What is the purpose of the acute inflammation (day 1 - 4) stage? white blood cells (leucocytes) defend the area promotes repair of injured tissue 4 of 11 What are the 5 cardinal signs of acute inflammation? pain, warmth, swelling, redness and loss of function 5 of 11 How does bone tissue remodel? complete remodelling (regeneration) 6 of 11 How does skin tissue remodel? nearly complete can be absence hair follicles or scarring at injury site 7 of 11 How does articular cartilage repair? avascular ( temporary or permanent loss of blood supply to the bone) so limited ability to repair or regenerate 8 of 11 What happens at the proliferation (day 4 - 21) stage? increase in resident cell number, secretion of new tissue matrix (granulation tissue formed and recovers structure and function of wounded skin). 9 of 11 What happens at the remodelling (day 21 - 2 yrs) stage? remodelling of the granulation tissue by breakdown of collagen and replacement with functional tissue. 10 of 11 What factors impact on the success at the remodelling stage? degrees of injury, tissue type, patient factors 11 of 11
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