title: Trauma wound management.
abstract: This article provides a review of wound healing and management after injury. Wound management includes cleansing, primary and delayed closure, and a discussion of gunshot wounds. Forensic issues for evidence collection and the accurate documentation of wounds are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Western Plains Health Network, Greely, Colorado 80631, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Nayduch
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy