Free BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) Practice Question

During the assessment of a patient who was involved in an industrial accident, you note that the patient has a wound on their forearm where the skin and subcutaneous tissue have been completely peeled away, exposing the underlying muscles and tendons. How would this type of injury be classified?

  • Incisional wound

  • Abrasion

  • Degloving injury

  • Avulsion

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BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) / 
Musculoskeletal and Wound Emergencies
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