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A puncture wound is damage to body tissue that occurs when struck by a sharp object. It can be superficial and deep, closed and open. With such a wound, the skin, muscles, tissues and blood vessels are damaged. Such wounds are encountered in the practice of many doctors. Operations for suturing puncture wounds are among the simplest surgical interventions.

First aid

For minor injuries that a person is able to talk about, first aid should be provided immediately. The victim loses a lot of blood; it delivers nutrients to the brain, heart, and lungs. Blood loss of more than a liter is fraught with death within a few hours, because internal organs stop receiving blood, and the organs of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems cannot cope with the load.

First aid boils down to treating the edges of the wound, applying a sterile bandage or direct pressure on it to stop bleeding. In some cases this is enough.

Differences between superficial and deep damage

Superficial and deep wounds differ in the depth of skin damage. On the surface there are soft tissues, neurovascular bundles, and subcutaneous tissue. Often, an area of ​​the skin is damaged on the surface (scratch, bite, cut). Deep wounds affect the muscle layers and massively interfere with the tissue (tear or peeling).

Superficial wounds have a better chance of healing on their own. They can be located on different parts of the body, but to provide them you need to understand the anatomy and knowledge of the rules for treating wounds. For operations on the tissues of the muscle layer, knowledge of topography is required