WHY DOES WOUND AWARENESS MATTER?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER IN SILENCE
You can live without wounds and enjoy a full and active life.
WHAT ARE THE WOUND WARNING SIGNS?
See your health care professional if you or someone in your family has any of these signs:
PAIN & HEAT
WOUNDS THAT ARE RED, SWOLLEN, HOT & PAINFUL.
ODOUR
WOUNDS WITH A STRANGE OR UNPLEASANT SMELL.
EXCESS FLUID
WOUNDS THAT HAVE A THICK, YELLOWISH FLUID.
SLOW HEALING
WOUNDS TAKING LONGER THAN A MONTH TO HEAL.