GANGRENE By Chris Hunt WHAT IS GANGRENE Gangrene
GANGRENE By Chris Hunt
WHAT IS GANGRENE? • Gangrene is death and decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply, Usually following disease, infection, injury, blood vessel disease, or surgery.
WHAT ARE SOME TYPES OF GANGRENE AND WHERE ARE THEY FOUND? • Dry Gangrene= affects bodies extremities 1. arteries get blocked= tissue slowly dies 2. Affected body parts feel cold and turn dark, it will dry and wither/eventually falling off 3. Mostly affects extremities such as fingers and toes • Wet Gangrene= occurs with injury and infection 1. Injury restricts blood flow to the certain area 2. Blood cant flow to tissue so can’t fight infection= infection sets in, 3. Swelling from infection= even less blood flow= fast spreading gangrene=life threatening 4. Become swollen, discolored, and smelly. • Gas Gangrene= just like Necrotising except develops deep in body ex) muscles (mostly from surgical wounds) • Releases gasses and toxins to kill living tissue, then spreads • Loves to be in low oxygen areas
WHAT ARE SOME TYPES OF GANGRENE AND WHERE ARE THEY FOUND? (CONTINUED) • Internal Gangrene=affects internal organs 1. Blood flow to internal organ is blocked 2. Happens when complications occur with a hernia 3. Usually affects organs such as intestines, gallbladder, or appendix.
HOW DOES GANGRENE OCCUR AND WHERE DOES IT OCCUR? • Occurs when there is dead tissue • On toes, fingers and limbs • It spreads by killing off more tissue • It spread extremely fast usually must amputate
WHAT ARE SOME SYMPTOMS THAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF? • Three types: Dry, Wet, Gas • Dry: affected area-cold numb red to brown to black and shriveled • Wet: swollen- decays, extremely painful, smelly, oozing then turns black and affected person develops a fever • Gas: brownish red discharge oozes, Gas produced by Clostridia may produce a crackling sensation, painful, then high fever and increase in heart rate
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO TREAT GANGRENE? • Antibiotics are available at hospitals • Administration of pressured oxygen • “Maggot Therapy” (popular in WW 1) • Amputation • Removal of affected area
EXTRA PICTURES
WET, DRY, AND GAS Gas Wet Dry
CITATIONS • http: //www. emedicinehealth. com/gangrene/article_em. htm • http: //www. enotes. com/nursing-encyclopedia/gangrene • http: //www. nationmaster. com/graph/mor_gan_not_els_cla-mortalitygangrene-not-elsewhere-classified
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