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04/03/2026

Challenging assumptions to improve wound outcomes

Myth: Wound VAC is only for severe or large wounds
Reality: Wound VAC can be used for a wide range of wounds- acute, chronic, surgical, traumatic, and even smaller wounds.

Myth: Wound VAC causes infection
Reality: When use properly, NPWT reduces bacterial load, removes exudate, and promotes a cleaner wound environment.

Myth: Wound VAC painful for all patients
Reality: Some discomfort can occur especially during dressing changes, but most patients tolerated well.

Myth: Wound VAC replaces all other wound care methods
Reality: It is an adjunct therapy. Proper debridement, infection control, and nutrition are still essential.

Myth: Wound VAC speeds healing in every wound
Reality: It promotes healing (granulation tissue formation, new blood vessels formation)

Myth: Wound VAC can be used on any wound without restriction
Reality: There are contraindications
- Untreated osteomyelitis
- Necrotic tissue with eschar
- Malignancy in the wound
- Patients with bleeding disorder
- Exposed blood vessels, organs or nerves

Myth: Wound VAC is only for hospital use
Reality: Many systems are portable and commonly used in outpatient and home settings

Myth: More suction equals faster healing
Reality: Optimal pressure is evidence- based. Too much suction can damage tissue

Myth: Wound VAC eliminates the need for frequent monitoring
Reality: Wounds will require regular assessment, dressing changes, and monitoring for complications.

Myth: Wound VAC works without addressing nutrition
Reality: Healing still depends heavily on nutrition (protein, vitamins, zinc etc).

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03/22/2026

Healing from Within
Key role of nutrition in every phase of wound healing

🧬Protein- essential for tissue repair, collagen formation, and preventing muscle loss.
🧬Vitamin C- support collagen synthesis and strengthens the immune system.
🧬Vitamin A- promotes epithelialization and helps fight infection.
🧬Zinc- crucial for cell growth and wound regeneration
🧬Hydration- maintains skin integrity and supports nutrient delivery.

Poor nutrition can delay healing, increase infection risk, and worsen outcomes.
Whether it is a surgical wound, burn or chronic ulcer, what you eat directly impacts how you heal.

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03/16/2026

⚡️Myth vs Reality
Wound Dressings

❌ Myth: “Wounds heal faster when they dry out”
✅ Reality: Moist wounds heal faster.
💡 Modern wound care promotes moist wound healing, which improves cell migration, reduces pain, and speeds epithelialization.

❌ Myth: “The more often you change the dressing, the better”
✅ Reality: Frequent dressing changes can delay wound healing.
💡 Unnecessary dressing changes can disturb granulation tissue, increase pain, and may promote infection.

❌ Myth: “All wounds require the same dressings”
✅ Reality: Different wounds need different dressings based on moisture, depth, and infection risk.
💡 Examples:
- Hydrofiber➡️ exudative wounds
- Hydrogel➡️ dry wounds
- Alginate➡️ heavy exudate
- Hydrocolloid➡️ moist healing environment
- Silver based➡️ high risk of infection.

❌ Myth: “If a wounds has drainage, it’s infected”
✅ Reality: Drainage can be a normal part of healing.
💡 Serous or serosanguinous exudate is common in healing wounds.
Let’s review one more time 🪧 signs of infection
- Odor
- Increased pain
- Redness
- Purulent drainage.

❌ Myth: “All wounds require antibiotic ointment to heal”
✅ Reality: Most wounds do not need antibiotics.
💡 Overuse can cause resistance and allergic reactions. Proper cleansing and appropriate dressing are often enough.

❌ “Scabs are a sign of good healing”
✅ Reality: Scabs can slow healing.
💡 Moist dressings allow cells to migrate faster without forming thick scabs.

❌ “Only large wounds need special dressings”
✅ Reality: Even small wounds can benefit from advanced dressings.
💡 Examples:
- Hydrofiber➡️ exudative wounds
- Hydrogel➡️ dry wounds
- Alginate➡️ heavy exudate
- Hydrocolloid➡️ moist healing environment
- Silver based➡️ high risk of infection.

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03/02/2026

Wound Healing Phases

🟠 Hemostasis (Minutes)
Key events:
➖ Blood vessels constrict
➖ Platelets aggregate
➖ Clot forms
Visual cue: Blood clot forming over wound.

🔴 Inflammation (0-3days)
Key events:
➖Neutrophils and macrophages arrive
➖ Bacteria and debris are cleared
➖ Redness, heat, swelling appear
Visual cue: Immune cells attacking bacteria, wound edges inflamed.

🟣 Proliferation (3-21days)
Key events:
➖ Fibroblasts deposit collagen
➖ New blood vessels form
➖ Granulation tissue fills the wound
Visual cue: Pink tissue growth, small blood vessels sprouting.

⚪️ Remodeling (21- Months)
Key events:
➖ Collagen reorganizes
➖ Scar tissue firms and strengthens
➖ Wound contracts
Visual cue: Smooth scar tissue forming, wound edges closing.

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02/23/2026

📣 Signs of Wound Infection

✅ Local (early) Signs
- Increasing redness around the wound
- Warmth compared to the surrounding skin
- Swelling
- Increasing pain
- Purulent drainage (yellow to green)
- Foul smelling
- Delayed healing or wound breakdown
- Induration on periwound

✅ Changes in the Wound
- New or worsening necrotic tissue/ eschar
- Unhealthy fragile granulated tissue
- Pocketing or undermining
- Sudden increase in exudate
- Change in color if drainage

✅ Systemic Signs
- Fever
- Chills
- Malaise
- Elevated WBC, PCT, ESR
- Tachycardia
- Low blood pressure

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02/15/2026

Delayed Wound Healing
Common Causes

📌 Poor Blood Flow (Ischemia)
Oxygen and nutrients cannot reach the tissue, and healing affected
- Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
- Critical limb ischemia

📌 Infection (Local or Systemic)
Bacteria can release toxins, enzymes and break down healthy tissue, destroy granulation tissue, enlarge the wound.
- Cellulitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Biofilm

📌 Pressure or Trauma
Heading won’t happen if the wound keeps getting stressed.
- Poor offloading
- Continued pressure on a bony prominence

📌 Edema and Venous Hypertension
Swelling prevents oxygen diffusion and causes inflammation.
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Lymphedema

📌 Systemic Factors
Sometimes, the problem is not just the wound itself, but the whole body.
- Diabetes
- Malnutrition
- Smoking
- Steroids use
- Immunosuppression

📌 Patient Noncompliance
Patient compliance can strongly affect wound healing process.
- Infrequent dressings changes
- Not followed offloading

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02/09/2026

Reviewing Common Chronic Wounds

🩹Arterial Ulcers
📍farthest parts of the leg, foot.
- Toes
- Between the toes
- Dorsum of the foot
👀 Appearance
- Punched-out
- Deep
- Pale or necrotic
Painful, usually dry, surrounding skin hairless, cool, shiny

🩹 Venous Ulcers
📍 usually appear in the lower leg
- Medial malleolus
- Around the gaiter region (ankle to mid calf)
👀 Appearance
- Shallow wounds
- Red to yellow wound bed
- Moderate to heavy drainage
Mild to moderate pain level. Surrounding skin shows brown discoloration, swelling, stasis dermatitis and lipodermatosclerosis.

🩹 Diabetic Ulcers
📍usually occur pressure points of the foot
- Bottom surface of the foot
- Tips of the toes
- Lateral edges of the foot
👀 Appearance
- Oval ulcers
- Pale necrotic base
- Surrounding inflammation
Usually painless, can have numbness, tingling, loss of protective sensation. Possible also infection

🩹 Pressure Ulcers
📍 over bony prominences
- Sacrum/coccyx
- Ischial (seat bones)
- Hips
- Heels
- Ankles
- Back of the head
- Spine
👀 Appearance
Pressure ulcers classified by stage
- Stage I
- Stage II
- Stage III
- Stage IV
- Unstageable
- Deep tissue injurie
- Mucosal ulcer
Painful, surrounding skin can be red, warm or indurated. Risk of infection is high.

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02/06/2026

🔥Burn Warning Signs🔥

✅ Large Burns
- Bigger than the palm of the patient’s hand
✅ Deep Burns
- Skin looks white, leathery, charred, or numb
✅ Sensitive Areas
- Face
- Hands
- Feet
- Ge****ls
- Major joints
✅ Caused by certain sources
- Electric burns
- Chemical burns
- Inhalation (smoke) burns
✅ Children or Older Adults
- Small burns can be serious
✅ Signs of Infection
- Increasing redness
- Swelling
- Pus
- Fever
- Worsening pain

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02/03/2026

🔥Myth vs Reality: Home Burn Care🔥

❌ Apply ice directly to the burn
✅ Ice can worsen tissue damage and contribute to deeper injury
📣Cool the burn with cool running water for 20 minutes

❌ Toothpaste or butter heals burn
✅ It can causes irritation and infection
📣 Keep the burn clean, cool and cover with non-sticky dressings

❌ Pop blisters
✅ Blisters protect against infection
📣 Cover with clean dressings

❌ Small burns don’t need medical attention
✅ Burns to the sensitive areas (face, hands, feet, ge****ls, major joints) or kids burn should be evaluated by medical professionals

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02/02/2026

🔥Burn Awareness Week🔥
1. Burns are more dangerous then people think
2. Burns can be serious if treated wrong
3. Many burn injuries happen at home.

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👉 Check upcoming reels for myth vs reality about burns

01/30/2026

It’s Winter ❄️ 🧊 Cold Skin Watch for These Signs 📝 1. Numbness or Tingling 2. Skin turns white, pale or grey 3. Skin feels hard or waxy 4. Blistering after rewarming 5. Loss of movement in fingers or toes Let us know what you think 🤔

01/29/2026

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