Your skin is a magnificent barrier against infection.

But accidents happen, and sometimes your skin barrier is broken, either because of a cut or a scrape or some other type of injury.

For example, the specific gravity of the transudate is usually less than 1.012 and a protein content of less than 2 g/100 m L (2 g%).

This may be deliberate, as in surgical wounds of procedures, or be due to accidents caused by blunt force, projectiles, heat, electricity, chemicals or friction.

An acute wound is by definition expected to progress through the phases of normal healing, resulting in the closure of the wound.

Skin is a dynamic organ in a constant state of change; cells of the outer layers continuously shed and are replaced by inner cells moving to the surface.

These guidelines have been developed by a range of clinicians who treat children with skin disorders, breakdowns and wounds; they reflect current research and evidence based expert opinion.