Abrasion
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| S00 - S90 | Abrasion in a specific region of the body |
| T14.0- | Superficial injury to an unspecified part of the body |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
Abrasions on the face caused by a bicycle fall. 36 hours after the fall, the swelling caused by the inflammatory reaction is clearly visible.
An abrasion or abrasion is a superficial wound that occurs when the skin is injured by frictional forces, such as a fall. If only the epidermis is affected, one speaks of erosion , the injury extends into the dermis of an excoriation (peeling).
If the dermis (the corium) is detached in the process, it is a case of an exfoliation (Avulsio).
Although the abrasion does not have to be a dangerous injury and often heals quickly without treatment, it should still be treated properly.
This includes:
- Wound cleaning with a cloth / rag soaked in clean water (in the clinical setting with sterile liquid) to remove any infectious material or foreign bodies (e.g. asphalt ) that may leave behind "dirty tattoos". This may occasionally require local anesthesia or, in very severe cases, even anesthesia .
- Wound disinfection ;
- Check the vaccination status and, if necessary, refresh the tetanus vaccination , because the anaerobic tetanus pathogens ( Clostridium tetani ) find optimal conditions under the skin flaps that may have developed during the abrasion .
Abrasion on arm. Left: in the first seven days, right: after a year
Circular abrasion on the knee
Web links
Wiktionary: abrasion - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Schwerd: Types of mechanical force, their forms of expression and consequences. In: Wolfgang Schwerd (Hrsg.): Brief textbook of forensic medicine for doctors and lawyers. Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag, Cologne-Lövenich, 3rd, revised and expanded edition 1979, ISBN 3-7691-0050-6 , pp. 31–53, here: pp. 35 f.
