This type of accident is most often domestic, occurring in the kitchen or in the garden especially. In almost half of cases, burns are caused by contact with a hot liquid, fire or hot object. However, explosions, chemical burns and exposure to light or radiation are a lot less common. The arm is the part of …
What is a leg ulcer ? Located on the lower third of the leg (under the knee), leg ulcers are chronic wounds that have not healed after 6 weeks. The wounds may be caused by a knock, by scratching, or even appear on their own. Leg ulcers take different forms. Venous leg ulcers (70% of …
What causes diabetic foot ulcers? Diabetes does not only cause blood sugar imbalance. It also causes two phenomena which increase the risk of occurrence of a diabetic foot ulcer: Involvement of the distal nerves of the legs, especially with loss of sensitivity. As a result, the patients only rarely feel they have an ulcer (neuropathic …
Acute wounds and chronic wounds have different healing times. Acute wounds (burns, cuts, scratches etc.) heal faster (in around 2 to 4 weeks) than chronic wounds, which often , average healing time being 210 days1, which is almost 7 months. However, chronic wounds are often related to an underlying disease such as diabetes, or venous …
Several factors can cause a wound, compromise its healing, or even cause an acute wound to become a chronic wound, with all the risks of complications that brings, including the risk of recurrence. Below are some of the risk factors usually present: Disease-related risk factors Venous insufficiency: Prevents the blood from reaching the upper body …
There are two categories of wounds: Acute wounds They can be described as wounds that appear suddenly; among which are especially burns, and post-operative wounds related to surgery. Or traumatic wounds secondary to an accident; which can look like cuts, lacerations but also bites/scratches, or can result from extreme weather conditions, as in the case of …