pressure injuries

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Flashcards on pressure injuries, created by Elizabeth Then on 12/06/2018.
Elizabeth Then
Flashcards by Elizabeth Then, updated more than 1 year ago
Elizabeth Then
Created by Elizabeth Then over 7 years ago
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most common locations sacrum buttocks heels trochanters
5 key messages to prevent pressure injuries stage 1- non-blanchable erythema stage 2 - parital thickness, skin loss stage 3 - full thickness, skin loss stage 4 - full thickness, tissue loss stage 5 - unstagable suspected deep tissue injury - depth unknown
How does mepilex border work? reduces sheer, resdistributes pressure friction, maintain optimal microclimate
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