Management of traumatic wounds in the Emergency Department: position paper from the Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care (AcEMC) and the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES)

Table 2 Infection risk assessment based on type of wound

Straight stab wounds	low risk
Tears/bruises/contusion wounds	high risk
Puncture wounds	high risk
Wound with crush injuries	high risk
Bite wounds	high risk
Wounds contaminated with feces	high risk
Wounds contaminated with soil and dirt, or mineral oil	high risk
Wounds with the presence of foreign bodies	high risk
Wounds with edge diastasis	high risk
Engagement of deep tissues, exposed fracture	high risk

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