Wound Care - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital - Red Bluff, CA

Chronic wounds are wounds that fail to heal in an orderly and timely manner. Chronic wounds often stall in the inflammation phase of healing.

Bedsores — also called pressure ulcers and decubitus ulcers — are injuries to skin and underlying tissue resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin.

Skin grafts and skin flaps are used after surgery to close or cover wounds. Either may be used over a severe burn or when a wound fails to heal, to permanently replace the damaged or missing skin.

A burn is a type of injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or radiation. Most burns are due to heat from hot liquids, solids, or fire.

A diabetic foot ulcer is an open sore or wound that occurs in approximately fifteen percent of patients with diabetes, and is commonly located on the bottom of the foot.

Decubitus ulcers are an open skin wound that forms where the pressure from the body's weight presses the skin against a firm surface, and cuts off the blood supply and injures the tissue cells.

Gangrene is dead body tissue due to a lack of blood flow because of an injury, a serious bacterial infection, or a medical condition that affects your circulation.

Pressure sores and pressure ulcers are injuries that develop on skin and underlying tissue that are under constant pressure. This includes bedsores that develop on the bony areas of the body of people who are beridden and unable to change their position.

Surgical wounds are incisions or cuts made by a scalpel in the body's skin, tissues, and organs or the opening made for a drain that is put into place during surgery. Surgical wounds can be a variety of sizes and are typically closed with sutures or staples.

trauma wounds are wounds sustained during a traumatic event, such as a car accident or fall from a height. These wounds can include open wounds, broken or shattered bones, and internal damage to soft tissue and organs. Trauamtic wounds are treated in a trauma center by a trauma surgeon.

Osteomyelitis is an infection in a bone. Infections can reach a bone by traveling through the bloodstream or spreading from nearby tissue. Infections can also begin in the bone if an injury exposes the bone to germs.