Infection in a wound is suspected when there is:
a. pain in the wound.
b. localised redness.
c. spreading redness and purulent exudate.
d. yellow tissue.
c
Localised redness, pain, heat and swelling are all signs
of inflammation. Infection is present when there is spreading
redness, increasing local wound pain, changing the appearance of the wound tissue and increasing the amount of wound
exudate, purulent or foul-smelling exudate and induration.
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