Wound Aware?
Are you
Wound Awareness Week: 16 -20 October 2017
Denise Drysdale
Wounds Australia Ambassador
What are the wound warning signs?
See your health care professional if you or someone in your family has any of these signs:
Pain and heat
Odour
Excess Fluid
Slow healing
Chronic Disease and ageing
Wounds that are red, swollen, hot to touch and very painful
Wounds with a strange or unpleasant smell
Wounds that have a thick, yellowish fluid
Wounds taking longer than a month to heal
People over 65 years and/or with chronic diseases such as diabetes, are more at risk
You don't have to suffer in silence
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