Listening (Disc 1 track 17 intermediate) SESSION HANDOUT The aim of the wound bed preparation is to prepare (1) .

wound environment which result in wound healing. This is achieved by: a) Restoring a well-vascularised wound bed or (!). b) "ecreasing the high bacterial load by controlling (#) or infection. c) $reating moisture (%)in the wound environment. The barriers to wound healing include: a. The presence of (&).in other words dead tissue. b. 'igh bacterial (() or high level of infection carried by tissues. c. )mbalance of moisture levels: wounds with e*cessive (+).that is wounds which are too moist and wounds which have e*cessive (,) or desiccation will not heal properly.

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