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.
Confidence votes 267. Oxtail is the tail of cattle. It used to only refer to the tail of an ox (aka a castrated male) but now it refers to the tail cattle in general. 17 people found this useful.
An oxtail segment. Oxtail is used for soup,stew,and stock. Butter beans, which are often used in Jamaican oxtail soup. Oxtail can be braised and then added to a hearty winter stew with vegetables. Oxtail is precisely what is sounds like: the tail of an ox.