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    How Are Your Wound Smarts?

    Find out how much you know about taking care of wounds.

    1. The first thing you should do when you get a wound is rinse it with water and then bandage it.
    2. For minor burns, bandages need to be changed every day, unless your healthcare provider tells you otherwise.
    3. A cut generally heals most quickly when exposed to air.
    4. When blood from a deep cut soaks through the bandage, you should take off the soaked bandage and put on a clean one.
    5. Using ice on a burn can soothe it.
    6. Don't remove a large piece of glass or metal from a wound without professional help.
    7. Signs of an infected wound include swelling, redness, throbbing, pus, and fever.
    Online Medical Reviewer: Fraser, Marianne, MSN, RN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Sather, Rita, RN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Wojcik, Stacey, MBA, BSN
    Date Last Reviewed: 4/1/2023
    © 2000-2024 The StayWell Company, LLC. All rights reserved. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professional's instructions.
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    Southern New Mexico
    Surgery Center

    2301 Indian Wells Rd. Suite B
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    www.snmsc.org

    Phone: 575.437.0890
    Fax: 575.437.0905
    Email: info@snmsc.org

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