Surgical incisions can open up after surgery due to infection, poor tissue structure, compromised circulation, or stress on the wound. Wounds that have been closed

Minor cuts, scratches, and blisters are normal side effects of an active life. If your body’s wound-healing processes function properly, you may not even notice

Also called bedsores, decubitus ulcers, and pressure sores, these wounds form when a patient is bedridden, in a wheelchair, or unable to change position at

Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone. It is rare but very serious. It occurs when infection elsewhere in the body spreads through the bloodstream

These are extremely serious bacterial infections that develop rapidly and cause the affected tissue (skin, underlying tissues, and muscles) to die (necrosis). A necrotizing infection

VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY ULCERS Difficult-to-heal skin ulcers can be caused by faulty valves in veins that increase the pressure in the veins. The pooling of blood

The lives of many cancer patients have been saved by radiation treatment, but tumor-killing radiation can also damage healthy tissue. When blood vessels are damaged, restricted blood

A severe physical injury caused by a crushing weight, severe blow, gunshot, car accident or industrial accident can result in “traumatic ischemia” or restricted blood

No wounds are pleasant, but some are distinctly worse than others. Burns, which develop when heat, chemicals, electricity, or radiation damage the skin, are especially

The structures and nerves in the ear are highly sensitive to oxygen and require a lot of oxygen to function. If the oxygen is depleted

Carbon monoxide is the ultimate silent killer. It lurks in nearly every home but has no smell, no taste, and no sound. Every year, at

In a rare and dangerous condition, an air or gas embolism is an air bubble that has entered a vein or artery. It can travel

Acute blood loss anemia (severe anemia) is caused by an immense loss of blood, which reduces the amount of iron in the body. This lack

The medical names for these severe infections are clostridial myositis and myonecrosis. These life-threatening infections develop quickly and cause toxins to form in tissue, cells,

Intracranial abscesses are uncommon, life-threatening infections. They are also called brain abscesses or cerebral abscesses. They can be caused when bacteria from an ear infection,

Decompression sickness was one of the first conditions treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), a proven medical procedure that has been in use since 1936