An Approach to Wound Care in the Urgent Care Setting

An Approach to Wound Care in the Urgent Care Setting

Urgent message: Understanding the body’s natural ability to heal itself – and factors that diminish that ability – is of great clinical value and can help you determine whether a wound is acute or chronic, and inform the decision to clean and dress or refer to a wound specialist. Michael S. Miller, DO, FACOS, FAPWCA, CWS and Eric Newgent, DO, MS Introduction The skin is the largest organ in the human body. In simplest terms, …

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