All incidents of open trauma have a commonality in
A) the risk of infection.
B) pain.
C) risk of tetanus.
D) all of the above.

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Open trauma may involve only the skin surface or it may extend to the soft tissue and structures far below the skin. It may be in the form of an abrasion, in which the skin surface is scraped away, or it may be an avulsion, in which the tissue or an appendage is torn away. The injury can involve only a small area of the skin, as with a puncture wound, a slightly larger area as in an injury caused by a missile, or encompass substantially larger areas, as with crushing injuries. All incidents of open trauma have a commonality, the risk of infection if the wound is not appropriately cleansed and dressed. Pain is also usually involved in most open trauma.
Open wounds can be the source of tetanus infection; therefore, tetanus prophylaxis must be provided. Those who have completed the initial inoculation series for tetanus require a booster dose every 10 years. Those with no previous inoculation history are given TIG (human) and referred to a physician for the complete series of tetanus toxoid inoculations. When the patient has not had a booster injection within the past 10-year period, the booster injection of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) is recommended and/or administered.
Bleeding can be a factor in open trauma and must be addressed at once. Some injuries need only basic first aid, whereas others require medical intervention and surgical repair. Regardless of the severity of the injury, appropriate treatment aids healing and lessens scarring. Orthopedic and neurologic traumas are addressed in Chapters 7 and 13, respectively.

All Incidents of Open Trauma Have a Commonality in