Cuts and puncture wounds - Overview
Alternative Names
Wound - cut or puncture; Open wound; Laceration
Definition of Cuts and puncture wounds:
A cut is an injury that results in a break or opening in the skin.
A laceration is a jagged, irregular cut.
A puncture is a wound made by a pointed object (like a nail, knife, or sharp tooth).
- Reviewed last on: 2/19/2008
- John E. Duldner, Jr., MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Akron General Medical Center and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
References
Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002.
