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What is a minor skin wound?

A minor skin wound is any wound that heals easily on its own. A minor skin wound is shallow and its edges should be easily pushed together. A minor skin wound also includes superficial scrapes or abrasions that are easily cleanable and treatable without professional care.

How do you treat a minor skin wound?

What are the 4 types of wounds?

What is the fastest way to treat a small open wound?

What are the 3 classifications of wound repair?

What are the 5 stages of wound healing?

Do wounds heal better covered or uncovered?

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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