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    Debridement is a procedure to remove unhealthy tissue from a wound to promote healing. It can be done surgically, chemically, mechanically, or by letting the body remove the tissue itself. Complications are rare but include pain, bleeding, infection, or delayed healing. The risks increase with factors like infection, poor health, smoking, or immunosuppression. Four common debridement methods are used alone or together: surgical removal with instruments; chemical removal using enzymes; mechanical removal by whirlpool, suction, or wet-dry dressings; and natural removal letting the body dissolve tissue over time.

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    Debridement is a procedure to remove unhealthy tissue from a wound to promote healing. It can be done surgically, chemically, mechanically, or by letting the body remove the tissue itself. Complications are rare but include pain, bleeding, infection, or delayed healing. The risks increase with factors like infection, poor health, smoking, or immunosuppression. Four common debridement methods are used alone or together: surgical removal with instruments; chemical removal using enzymes; mechanical removal by whirlpool, suction, or wet-dry dressings; and natural removal letting the body dissolve tissue over time.

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    Debridement is a procedure to remove unhealthy tissue from a wound to promote healing. It can be done surgically, chemically, mechanically, or by letting the body remove the tissue itself. Complications are rare but include pain, bleeding, infection, or delayed healing. The risks increase with factors like infection, poor health, smoking, or immunosuppression. Four common debridement methods are used alone or together: surgical removal with instruments; chemical removal using enzymes; mechanical removal by whirlpool, suction, or wet-dry dressings; and natural removal letting the body dissolve tissue over time.

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    Debridement is a procedure to remove unhealthy tissue from a wound to promote healing. It can be done surgically, chemically, mechanically, or by letting the body remove the tissue itself. Complications are rare but include pain, bleeding, infection, or delayed healing. The risks increase with factors like infection, poor health, smoking, or immunosuppression. Four common debridement methods are used alone or together: surgical removal with instruments; chemical removal using enzymes; mechanical removal by whirlpool, suction, or wet-dry dressings; and natural removal letting the body dissolve tissue over time.

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    Debridement is the removal of unhealthy tissue Ôomplications are rare, but no procedure is
    from a wound to promote healing. It can be completely free of risk. If you are having a
    done by surgical, chemical, mechanical, or debridement, your doctor will review a list of
    autolytic (using your body's own processes) possible complications which may include:
    removal of the tissue.
    !| ïain
    !| pleeding
    !| Infection
    !| Delayed healing
    !| ?emoval of healthy tissue with
    mechanical debridement

    Factors that may increase the risk of


    complications include:

    !| Infection
    !| ïre-existing medical conditions
    !| Gmoking
    !| Diabetes
    !| se of steroid or other
     immunosuppressive medicines
    !| ïoor nutrition
    
    !| ïoor circulation
    !| Immune disorders
        
      
    Debridement is used to clean dead and
    contaminated material from your wound to aid
    !| ïhysical exam
    in healing. The procedure is most often done for
    !| Take a measurement of the wound
    the following reasons:
    !| ïrovide pain medicine before changing
    debridement dressings (for nonsurgical
    !| To remove tissue contaminated by
    procedures)
    bacteria, foreign tissue, dead cells, or
    crusting
    
       
    !| To create a neat wound edge to
    decrease scarring
    !| To aid in the healing of very severe
    The following four methods are often used in
    burns or pressure sores (decubitus combination:
    ulcers)
    !| To get a sample of tissue for testing and     
    diagnosis
    Gurgical debridement is done using scalpels,
     forceps, scissors, and other instruments. It is
    used if your wound is large, has deep tissue
    damage, or if your wound is especially painful. It
    
    may also be done if debriding your wound is
    urgent. The skin surrounding the wound will be 
    cleaned and disinfected. The wound will be
    probed with a metal instrument to determine
    its depth and locate any foreign matter. The
    doctor will cut away dead tissue. The wound

    will be washed out to remove any free tissue. In


    some cases, transplanted skin may be grafted
    into place. Gometimes, cutting away the entire
    contaminated wound may be the most effective
    treatment.

         


    
    A debriding medicine will be applied to your
    wound. The wound will be covered with a
    dressing. The enzymes in the medicine will
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    dissolve the dead tissue in the wound.
    !|  '  burns affect only the outer
          layer of the skin. They cause pain,
    redness, and swelling.
    Mechanical debridement can involve a variety !|  '  (partial thickness) burns
    of methods to remove dead or infected tissue. affect both the outer and underlying
    It may include using a whirlpool bath, a syringe layer of skin. They cause pain, redness,
    and catheter, or wet to dry dressings. Wet to swelling, and blistering.
    dry dressing starts by applying a wet dressing to !|
    '  (full thickness) burns
    your wound. As this dressing dries, it absorbs extend into deeper tissues. They cause
    wound material. The dressing is then white or blackened, charred skin that
    remoistened and removed. Gome of the tissue may be numb.
    comes with it.
     !
     
    !"   
    pefore giving first aid, evaluate how extensively
    This form of debridement uses dressings that burned the person is and try to determine the
    retain wound fluids that assist your body's depth of the most serious part of the burn.
    natural abilities to clean the wound. This type of Then treat the entire burn accordingly. If in
    dressing is often used to treat pressure sores. doubt, treat it as a severe burn.
    This process takes more time than other
    methods. It will not be used for wounds that are py giving immediate first aid before
    infected or if quick treatment is needed. It is a professional medical help arrives, you can help
    good treatment if your body cannot tolerate lessen the severity of the burn. ïrompt medical
    more forceful treatments. attention to serious burns can help prevent
    scarring, disability, and deformity. purns on the
     face, hands, feet, and genitals can be
    particularly serious.
    Ôhildren under age 4 and adults over age 60 
    have a higher chance of complications and
    death from severe burns. 

    ! "  !!) " 

    !| purns can be caused by dry heat (like !| Ôharred mouth; burned lips
    fire), wet heat (such as steam or hot !| purns on the head, face, or neck
    liquids), radiation, friction, heated !| Wheezing
    objects, the sun, electricity, or !| Ôhange in voice
    chemicals. !| Difficulty breathing; coughing
    !| Thermal burns are the most common !| Ginged nose hairs or eyebrows
    type. Thermal burns occur when hot !| Dark, carbon-stained mucus
    metals, scalding liquids, steam, or
    flames come in contact with your skin.  
    
    These are frequently the result of fires,
    automobile accidents, playing with !| Do NOT apply ointment, butter, ice,
    matches, improperly stored gasoline, medications, cream, oil spray, or any
    space heaters, and electrical household remedy to a severe burn.
    malfunctions. Other causes include !| Do NOT breathe, blow, or cough on the
    unsafe handling of firecrackers and burn.
    kitchen accidents (such as a child !| Do NOT disturb blistered or dead skin.
    climbing on top of a stove or grabbing a !| Do NOT remove clothing that is stuck to
    hot iron). the skin.
    !| purns to your airways can be caused by !| Do NOT give the person anything by
    inhaling smoke, steam, superheated air, mouth, if there is a severe burn.
    or toxic fumes, often in a poorly !| Do NOT immerse a severe burn in cold
    ventilated space. water. This can cause shock.
    !| purns in children are sometimes traced !| Do NOT place a pillow under the
    to parental abuse. person's head if there is an airways
    burn. This can close the airways.
    ( 
    
    
    !| plisters
    !| ïain (the degree of pain is not related
    to the severity of the burn -- the most
    serious burns can be painless)
    !| ïeeling skin
    !| ?ed skin
    !| Ghock (watch for pale and clammy skin,
    weakness, bluish lips and fingernails,
    and a drop in alertness)
    !| Gwelling
    !| White or charred skin

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