Question

A client is admitted to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident that resulted in the client's skidding across a cement parking lot. since the client was wearing shorts, there are large areas on the legs where the skin is ripped off. this wound is best described as:

Answer 1

This wound would be a burn. But depending on how deep it is it could be a first-degree burn, second-degree, or third-degree. First-degree would damage the outer layer of the skin, second-degree damages the outer layer and the layer underneath. Third-degree burns damage the deepest layer of the skin possibly damaging the tissue underneath.

Answer 2

It is most likely a flesh wound

Step-by-step explanation:

A flesh wound is a wound that breaks the skin and may cause bleeding, but doesn't puncture any internal organs or bones.