Table 2.
Wound care experience of participants (n=361).
| Characteristic | Value n (%) | |
| Primary cause of wound |
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Traffic accident | 124 (34.3) |
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Penetrating injury | 59 (16.3) |
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Surgery/disease | 58 (16.1) |
|
|
Falls | 57 (15.8) |
|
|
Other/unclear | 38 (10.5) |
|
|
Burn | 13 (3.6) |
|
|
Bite/scratch | 12 (3.3) |
| Number of wounds |
|
|
|
|
1 | 226 (62.6) |
|
|
2 | 72 (19.9) |
|
|
3 | 31 (8.6) |
|
|
>3 | 32 (9.1) |
| Type of wound |
|
|
|
|
Abrasion/contusion | 175 (48.5) |
|
|
Cuts | 72 (19.9) |
|
|
Other | 42 (11.6) |
|
|
Laceration | 32 (8.9) |
|
|
Unclear | 24 (6.6) |
|
|
Scratch | 7 (1.9) |
|
|
Insect bites | 5 (1.4) |
|
|
Bruising | 4 (1.1) |
| Type of wound requiring hospital visit, select all that apply (n=606) |
|
|
|
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Abrasion/contusion | 184 (30.4) |
|
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Laceration | 130 (21.5) |
|
|
Cuts | 105 (17.3) |
|
|
Insect bites | 54 (8.9) |
|
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Unclear | 50 (8.3) |
|
|
Bruising | 47 (7.8) |
|
|
Other | 36 (6.0) |
| Location of wound, select all that apply (n=432) |
|
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|
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Knee | 120 (27.8) |
|
|
Arm | 87 (20.1) |
|
|
Finger | 86 (19.9) |
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|
Leg | 41 (9.5) |
|
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Other | 31 (7.2) |
|
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Wrist | 26 (6.0) |
|
|
Buttock | 18 (4.2) |
|
|
Facial | 13 (3.0) |
|
|
Head | 10 (2.3) |
| Wound appearance |
|
|
|
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No sign of infection | 122 (19.4) |
|
|
Dirty | 97 (15.4) |
|
|
Partial thickness skin loss | 181 (28.8) |
|
|
<10 cc bleeding | 201 (32.0) |
|
|
>10 cc bleeding | 28 (4.5) |
| Type of wound disinfectant used, select all that apply (n=550) |
|
|
|
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Povidone-iodine solution | 242 (44.0) |
|
|
Normal saline solution | 200 (36.4) |
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Antibiotic ointment | 74 (13.5) |
|
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Mercurochrome/acrinol | 23 (4.1) |
|
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Other | 11 (2.0) |
| Type of wound dressing used, select all that apply (n=534) |
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|
|
|
Gauze | 216 (40.4) |
|
|
Adhesive bandage | 135 (25.3) |
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|
DuoDERM | 107 (20.0) |
|
|
Antimicrobial dressing | 30 (5.6) |
|
|
No dressing used | 27 (5.1) |
|
|
Collagen dressing | 6 (1.1) |
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|
Chinese medicine dressing | 6 (1.1) |
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Other | 7 (1.3) |