Wound Care
(IV Start & Dressing Kits)
A wound by true definition is a breakdown in
the protective function of the skin; the loss of
continuity of epithelium, with or without loss
of underlying connective tissue (i.e. muscle,
bone, nerves) following injury to the skin or
underlying tissues/ organs caused by surgery,
a blow, a cut, chemicals, heat/ cold, friction/
shear force, pressure or as a result of disease,
such as leg ulcers or carcinomas.