The patient is brought into the emergency department with a knife wound.The nurse correctly documents the patient's wound as which type?

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A knife wound is considered a form of puncture wound. A contusion wound is caused by blunt force trauma, a clean wound is a wound that has no debris or contamination, and a primary intention wound is a wound that is closed with sutures or stitches.

The Patient Is Brought into the Emergency Department with a Knife