What type of wound occurs after a dirty object penetrates skin and requires debridement of devitalized tissue?
a. Closed wound
b. Complicated wound
c. Contaminated wound
d. Simple wound
ANS: C
When dirty objects penetrate skin, microorganisms multiply rapidly, so the devitalized tissue must be removed and the wound should be irrigated.
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