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You have an infected cut on your hand that is swollen and red. You:A-Leave it alone. It will heal better on its own without a bandageB-Wash your hands and continue working with the foodC-Wash hands, put on a clean bandage, and cover it with a gloveD-Use an antiseptic and put on a glove over the infected cut

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The correct answer is C.

I'm assuming this questions refers to food prep workers. If you have an infected cut the first thing you need to do is wash it plus the rest of your hands, your hands need to be clean and free of germs. Then cover the wound with a clean sterile bandage to protect it and prevent spreading the infection. Lastly cover it with a glove to give the wound extra protection and also for additional hygiene reasons when preparing food.

The correct option is (C). Wash hands, put on a clean bandage, and cover it with a glove.

Further Explanation:

An “uninfected cut” gradually improves until the cut is fully healed whereas “infected cut” becomes painful over time. An individual may notice that the skin around the cut gets red and it may feel hot. When the infection increases then it starts to ooze a substance that is yellow in color, which is also called pus.  

An individual should take medical attention if he sees the following signs of infection, which are as follows:

  1. When an infected skin gets red and the infection spreads to other areas and often in streaks.
  2. When an individual has pains and aches or a fever.
  3. When an individual feels a general sense of “malaise”.

In this way, it can be said if an individual has an infected cut then the first thing he should do is to wash his hands as hands should be free from germs. After that, one should cover it with “sterile bandage” to protect and stop it spreading the infection. In the end, he should  

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Identification and Treatment of an Infected Cut

Subject: Health

Keywords: uninfected cut, infected cut, pus, malaise, sterile bandage, infection, fever, germs