Wound Infection

Is this your child's symptom?

• Signs of wound infection include pus, spreading redness, increased pain or swelling, and fever
• A break in the skin (a wound) shows signs of infection
• Includes infected cuts, scrapes, sutured wounds, puncture wounds and animal bites
• Most dirty wounds become infected 24 to 72 hours later

If NOT, try one of these:
• Suture Questions