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wound tunnel

English translation: wound tunnel

01:56 Sep 14, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Wound Dressing Instructions.
English term or phrase: wound tunnel
This term comes from a Wound Dressing Instructions Document. The document is from The US, and in US English. The term needs to be translated into UK English.

The term to be translated: wound tunnel


The term comes from the recommendations section on the document.


Context:

Leave a "tail" at the end of the (name of the dressing)™ dressing to assist with easy removal. Insert into wound tunnel.


Many thanks.
Stephen Mason
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:21
Selected answer:wound tunnel
Explanation:
The term in this context can only be translated as "wound tunnel". This is not referring to a type of wound. It is referring to the part of the wound that is called the tunnel, which is a channel that extends from the wound down into subcutaneous tissue or muscle.
Selected response from:

Donna Stevens
Norway
Local time: 05:21
Grading comment
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +5wound tunnel
Donna Stevens
Summary of reference entries provided
Tunneling Wound
José Patrício

  

Answers


5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
wound tunnel


Explanation:
The term in this context can only be translated as "wound tunnel". This is not referring to a type of wound. It is referring to the part of the wound that is called the tunnel, which is a channel that extends from the wound down into subcutaneous tissue or muscle.


    Reference: http://www.o-wm.com/content/wound-tunneling
Donna Stevens
Norway
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
21 mins
agree  writeaway: I don't understand why US English is being treated as a foreign language or why Asker seems incapable of using Google /no but it can be checked easily enough on Google, especially if one actually does medical translations. (I don't).
1 hr
  -> The topic is not so straight forward for someone without nursing background.
agree  Ellen Kraus
3 hrs
agree  Jörgen Slet
10 hrs
agree  acetran
2 days 11 hrs
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Reference comments


47 mins peer agreement (net): -1
Reference: Tunneling Wound

Reference information:
London Health science Center:
Deep Wound with Tunneling
http://www.lhsc.on.ca/Health_Professionals/Wound_Care/discus...
Program Director, Wound Care Center in Dover - https://www.advancedtissue.com/
Dover (/ˈdoʊvər/; French: Douvres) is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover
Advanced Tissue Team – Dover:
What Is a Tunneling Wound? - https://www.advancedtissue.com/tunneling-wound/

José Patrício
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
disagree  Donna Stevens: Sorry, but this does not refer to the type of wound, but to the specific place in the wound for insertion of the dressing
4 hrs
  -> You're right, sorry.
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