Abrasion on the palm of a right hand, shortly after falling

Abrasions on elbow and lower arm. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision ( ICD -10) is a coding of diseases and signs symptoms abnormal findings S00-T14 - Injury (S00-S09 Head ( Superficial Injury of head ( Superficial injury of The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The elbow wound will produce a permanent scar. Scars (also called cicatrices) are areas of fibrous tissue that replace normal Skin (or other tissue after injury

In dermatology, an abrasion, is a wound consisting of superficial damage to the skin, generally not deeper than the epidermis. Dermatology (from Greek grc δέρμα derma, "skin" and grc -λογία -logia) is a branch of Medicine dealing with In Medicine, a wound is a type of Injury in which the Skin is torn cut or punctured (an open wound or where blunt force trauma The skin is the outer covering of living tissue of an animal (or plant Epidermis is the outermost layer of the Skin. It forms the waterproof protective wrap over the body's surface and is made up of stratified squamous Epithelium with It is more superficial than an excoriation, although it can give mild bleeding. An excoriation is an erosion or destruction of the Skin by mechanical means which appears in the form of a scratch or abrasion of the skin Mild abrasions, also known as 'grazes' do not scar, but deep abrasions may lead to the development of scarring tissue. Scars (also called cicatrices) are areas of fibrous tissue that replace normal Skin (or other tissue after injury

A more serious abrasion injury that removes all of the layers of skin is more commonly called an avulsion injury. An avulsion is a situation where all layers of Skin are removed by a cut scrape or other injury

Most commonly, abrasion injuries occur when exposed skin comes into moving contact with a rough surface causing trauma to the upper layers of the epidermis.

Types of abrasions

Such injuries, where caused by abrasive contact with textiles or carpet, are sometimes referred to as 'rug burn' or 'carpet burn'. Injury or bodily injury is Damage or Harm caused to the Structure or function of the Body caused by an outside agent or A carpet is any loom-woven felted textile or grass floor covering In vehicle accidents where the skin contacts the road surface, it is known as 'road rash'. Road rash is a colloquial term used to refer to skin and bone Injury caused by abrasion with road surfaces usually as consequence of cycling Slipping on ropes or other surfaces is known as 'rope burn' or 'friction burn'. A friction burn is when two surfaces rub together to cause Friction, resulting in damage to one of the surfaces which causes pain