In wound color coding, which colors are considered bad?

In wound color coding, which colors are considered bad?

• A. Red
• B. Yellow and Black
• C. White
• D. Blue

Answer: (B)

Wound color coding helps you quickly judge tissue viability and guide treatment. Red tissue signals healthy granulation and ongoing healing, while yellow indicates slough that can block healing and may harbor bacteria, and black means necrotic eschar that prevents healing and often needs debridement. Because yellow and black reflect nonviable or nonhealing tissue, they are considered the problematic colors in this scheme. White and blue aren’t part of the standard wound-bed color system for indicating viability in this context, so they don’t carry the same connotation.

Wound color coding helps you quickly judge tissue viability and guide treatment. Red tissue signals healthy granulation and ongoing healing, while yellow indicates slough that can block healing and may harbor bacteria, and black means necrotic eschar that prevents healing and often needs debridement. Because yellow and black reflect nonviable or nonhealing tissue, they are considered the problematic colors in this scheme. White and blue aren’t part of the standard wound-bed color system for indicating viability in this context, so they don’t carry the same connotation.