All wounds are considered contaminated at the time they occur. usually, the natural defenses in our bodies can deal with the inv
ading microorganisms; however, there are times when a wound is badly contaminated and host defenses are overwhelmed. what happens to the healing process when host defenses are overwhelmed by infectious agents?
<span>When a body's host defenses are overwhelmed by contaminate, we start seeing biological responses to the invading bacteria. We may notice redness, swelling, oozing, pus, foul odor or warmth at the site of the wound. The host may also have an systemic fever, delirium or other responses when overwhelmed with bacteria.</span>
Oxidation. Oxygen causes oxidation. You can think about oxidation like rust on a car. Rust forms when the iron or steel in your car reacts with the oxygen in the air to form iron oxide.
