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risk factor most shear forces from HOB over 30 degrees
responsible for
undermining in the
pressure injury
non-blanchable erythema of intact skin, does not
stage 1 pressure injury
include maroon color
serous filled blister or partial thickness wound, red
moist wound bed, no adipose tissue exposed
Stage 2 pressure injury
blood-filled blister is a sign of DTPI
full thickness tissue loss with visible fat, may have
Stage 3 pressure injury
slough or eschar
Full-thickness skin and tissue loss with exposed or
directly palpable fascia, muscle, tendon, ligament,
Stage 4 pressure injury
cartilage or bone in the ulcer. Slough and/or eschar
may be visible.
base of ulcer covered by slough and/or eschar in
unstageable pressure
the wound bed obscuring visualization of
injury
underlying structures
care plan for a patient T&P Q2-4 hrs depending on tissue tolerance,
with pressure risk should regardless of the support surface
always include
intact, nonblanchable, DTPI because it is PURPLE not red
persistent purple
discoloration over
coccyx