Just how it sounds. It's when something, like a needle/shot for example, goes through your skin to reach your "insides" when you take a shot, the tiny hole it leaves from the needle is a skin puncture because something went through that hole to get inside your body.
pediatric
It typically takes about 14 psi (pounds per square inch) to puncture human skin. However, the exact amount can vary depending on factors such as the thickness of the skin, the angle of the object, and the force behind the puncture.
No, a tattoo needle doesn't penetrate the skin deeply enough to puncture a vein.
Clean the skin if practical and necessary. Then, applicaiton of disinfectant if the skin is not punctured (alcohol) or antiseptic if the skin is punctured (betadyne, hydrogen peroxide). With puncture wounds, plan on a tetanus update, if necessary.
It depends how big the snake is. Young ones' teeth are tiny, and are unlikely to puncture a persons skin. An adult, however, has teeth that are 3-4mm long, and are capable of breaking the skin.
A puncture.
they puncture your skin and suck blood
Puncture
it is less painful
Skin puncture blood most closely resembles venous blood, which is the blood collected from veins for laboratory tests. However, it may contain some interstitial fluid due to the puncture of capillaries in the skin during the collection process.
Yes it is possible
Squeezing the skin puncture site can invalidate the specimen. Vigorous squeezing may increase the proportion of the liquid part of the sample over the solid part, for instance.