An assessment of the wound should be done weekly and be used to drive treatment decisions. Wound assessment includes: location, class/stage, size, base tissues, exudates, odor, edge/perimeter, pain and an evaluation for infection.
Oxtail: What It Is, And What To Do With It. This inspired me to write a post on this delicious but relatively unknown cut of meat. Oxtail is the tail of a cow. In olden days, it came from the tail of an ox, but now it comes from the tail of a cow of either sex. The tail is skinned and cut into sections; each section has a tailbone with some marrow in the center, and a bony portion of meat surrounding the tail.
What is Horsetail? This plant is native to Europe, North America, North Africa, and northern Asia. Horsetail is more closely related to ferns than to flowering plants and produces spore sacs. This rush-like perennial has hollow, pointed stems, scale-like leaves, and no flowers. Horsetail grows best in moist and shady areas.