Inflammation is the second stage of wound healing where the body's defense system sends white blood cells to the wound to clear out bacteria and debris, often resulting in redness, swelling, warmth, or pain.

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• Person: Alyssa Smolen Organization: OSF HealthCare
  How to tell if a wound is healing or infected - OSF HealthCare

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• How to tell if a wound is healing or infected - OSF HealthCare www.osfhealthcare.org Alyssa Smolen · OSF HealthCare via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• wound healing concept
• white blood cells concept
• inflammation concept
• bacteria concept