Question

skin tear or loss of skin​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Building upon the literature and the work of others, the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP), established the following skin tear definition:

A skin tear is a wound caused by shear, friction, and/or blunt force resulting in separation of skin layers. A skin tear can be partial-thickness (separation of the epidermis from the dermis) or full-thickness (separation of both the epidermis and dermis from underlying structures).

Skin tears are acute wounds, which have a high probability of becoming complex chronic wounds, if not properly managed. Individuals suffering from skin tears complain of increased pain and decreased Quality of Life. In addition, because the populations at the highest risk for skin tears often include those at extremes of age and the critically or chronically ill, these individuals are at a higher risk for developing secondary wound infections and to have co-morbidities which can contribute to skin tears moving from acute to chronic complex wounds.

The new simplified ISTAP skin tear classification© is:

Type 1: No skin loss; Linear or flap tear that can be repositioned to cover the wound bed

Type 2: Partial skin loss; Partial flap loss that cannot be repositioned to cover the wound be

Type 3: Total flap loss; Total flap loss exposing entire wound bed

Answer 2

Answer:

Skin tears are acute wounds, which have a high probability of becoming complex chronic wounds, if not properly managed.