wound
Let an agent explain wounds and healing in general terms, relay first aid and wound care guidance from health authorities, describe warning signs that need urgent care, and route personal wounds and treatment questions to clinicians and emergency services.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a wound is.
Types
Types.
Types
Types.
- What types of wound exist, and how do they differ in cause and care? definition
- Is the user describing severe bleeding or a serious wound now, which needs emergency services? boundary
Healing
Healing.
Healing
Healing.
- How does a wound heal, and what affects healing? definition
- Which entry fits wound healing? action
First aid Immediate care.
Care
First aid steps.
Care
Care.
- What first aid do health authorities advise for cuts, bleeding and burns? provenance
- Is the presentation limited to official first aid guidance? boundary
When
When to seek care.
When
When.
- Which wounds need professional care, such as deep, dirty, bite or puncture wounds? provenance
- Which entry fits tetanus? action
Manage Clinical management.
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How are wounds cleaned, closed and dressed, in general terms from guidelines? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own wound, which needs a clinician? boundary
Chronic
Chronic wounds.
Chronic
Chronic.
- How are chronic ulcers managed, and what underlying causes are treated? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific ulcer type? action
Complications Infection and study.
Infection
Infection signs.
Infection
Infection.
- What signs of infection and sepsis do authorities say need urgent attention? provenance
- Is the user describing these signs, which must be routed? boundary
Study
Research and teaching.
Study
Study.
- What research and teaching exist on wound care, and which references are standard? provenance
- Which entry fits wound care nursing? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- varicose ulcer, wound discharge, post-operative wound, venous ulcer, postoperative wounds infection, Arterial insufficiency ulcer, cornada, lizard bite, dog bite, animal bite, scissors bite in dogs, mosquito bite
What it is Filled
An injury that occurs relatively quickly, in which skin or other tissue is cut, torn or punctured in an open wound, or blunt force damages underlying tissue without breaking the skin in a closed wound such as a contusion; wounds heal through clotting, inflammation, tissue formation and remodelling, and management depends on the injury, with care for open wounds potentially involving cleaning, closure, dressings and infection control; chronic pressure, venous and diabetic ulcers are outside this sense.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain wounds and healing in general terms, relay first aid and wound care guidance from health authorities, describe warning signs that need urgent care, and route personal wounds and treatment questions to clinicians and emergency services.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Tissue damage occurs relatively quickly.
- Wounds may be open or closed.
- Healing occurs in phases.
- Open wounds carry a risk of infection.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Give personal medical advice or a diagnosis for a specific wound.
- Dismiss signs of infection or sepsis as normal.
- Photograph or share images of a person's wound without consent.
- Recommend unproven remedies for chronic wounds.
Only with a human decision
- Any treatment decision for a person's wound.
May
- Explain in general terms how wounds heal and what signs need professional care.
- Direct a person to emergency services for heavy bleeding or a serious wound.
Moral aspects Filled
- Chronic wounds cause pain and isolation, often among older and disabled people.
- Delays in recognising infection can be fatal.
Who is affected
- Injured people and patients
- Carers
- Health workers
Owners Filled
Steward
The person with the wound; clinicians answer for its care.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q193078 - registry parent class
related
- injury - tissue damage
- wound healing - the biological process
- wound dressing - part of care
- wound infection - a main hazard
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.wound
- Wikidata: Q184753 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184753)
- ICD-10: S00-T14 and L89, I83, E11 by wound type and cause
- ICD-11: NA00-NF2Z injury chapters
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- healing phases: 4 phases - haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, remodelling
- chronic wound definition: not healed in about 4-12 weeks - definitions vary
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Open wounds involve cut, torn or punctured skin or tissue.
- Closed wounds such as contusions may show bruising or swelling without broken skin.
- Chronic ulcers are outside this sense, and fractures are distinct injuries that may accompany wounds.
- A break in the skin or tissue, from a small cut to a large open or chronic ulcer.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain types of wound and healing
- relay first aid guidance from authorities
- describe signs of infection and complications
- route personal cases to clinicians
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Infection and sepsis
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Chronic non-healing wounds
- Agents giving personal medical advice
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- First aid guidelines from national bodies
- Clinical wound care guidelines
- Infection control standards
- Tetanus immunisation guidance
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; an injury.
- cuts, lacerations and abrasions
- puncture wounds and bites
- surgical wounds
- burns
- chronic ulcers: pressure, venous, arterial and diabetic
- infected wounds
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q184753: wound - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Wound - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should chronic ulcers be a separate entry?
- How should first aid guidance be linked by country?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for specific ulcer types; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q184753/spec.json