Which of the following wounds is most likely to heal by secondary intention?
A) A finger laceration that a cook received while cutting up onions
B) A boy's "road rash" that he got by falling off his bicycle
C) A needle stick injury that a nurse received when injecting a client's medication
D) The incision from a teenager's open appendectomy
Ans: B
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Incisions, cuts, and puncture wounds are likely to heal by primary intention, whereas larger wounds with loss of tissue and contamination (such as may be experienced in a bicycle crash) are likely to heal by secondary intention.
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