<prompt> In an open injury during toileting and debridement, muscle bility is detected by -Colour of the muscleMuscle sizeMuscle functionAll  <response>: Ans is a i.e. Colour of muscle Muscle bility is detected by 4C a. Colour - dead muscle has dark unhealthy colour, has lost its sheen b. Contractility - dead muscles does not twitch when held by forceps. c. Consistency - dead muscles has lost its turgor and is mushy in consistency. d. Capillary bleeding - dead muscle does not bleed at cut ends. Also remember Most impoant step in wound toileting debridement is excision of dead tissues, thats why better term for toileting debridement is wound excision. 