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Cortaduras y heridas por punción

Definición:

Una cortadura es una lesión que ocasiona una ruptura o abertura de la piel; una laceración es una cortadura irregular con aspecto mellado y una punción es una herida hecha con un objeto puntiagudo (como un clavo, un cuchillo o un diente puntiagudo).

Nombres alternativos:

Heridas: cortaduras o punciones; Heridas abiertas; Laceraciones

Referencias:

Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002.

Botiquín de primeros auxilios

Desgarro versus herida penetrante

Suturas

Mordedura de serpiente

Primeros auxilios en caso de cortaduras menores -serie

Fecha de revisión: 5/15/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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