Parkar, HafizaCromarty, Allan Duncan2021-11-042021-11-042020-11Parkar, H. & Cromarty, A.D. 2020, 'Wounds : an overlooked burden (Part 1) – Effective wound management starts with proper wound assessment', South African General Practitioner, vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 196-198.2706-9613 (print)2706-9621 (online)10.36303/SAGP.2020.1.5.0045http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82558Healthcare professionals in general practice are tasked with treatment and management of wounds on a daily basis. The prognoses of these wounds are directly affected by the ability of the clinician to assess these wounds according to several parameters, including the wound type and the features which determine whether a wound is acute or transforming to a chronic wound. This can be achieved by proper and continuous wound assessment, which should guide wound treatment strategies to ensure optimal wound healing and prevent progression to complicated wounds.en© 2020 The Author(s) Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0].Wound assessmentWound aetiologyAcute woundChronic woundPrimary intention woundsSecondary intention woundsArticle