Pressure Injuries
Stage 1 injuries show this early sign on intact skin.
What is non-blanchable erythema.
This nutrient is critical for tissue building.
What is protein.
Increased warmth and redness may indicate this.
What is infection.
What is scheduled toileting.
What is the body's largest organ?
What is the skin.
Stage 2 injuries present as this type of thickness.
What is partial thickness.
Which stinky habit slows down healing by reducing oxygen delivery?
What is smoking.
This odor may indicate infection.
This should be applied to the perineal area for patients with incontinence to protect skin.
What is zinc oxide.
This animals skin inspired modern wound dressings.
What is the frog.
Deep tissue pressure injuries show this type of discoloration.
What is purple or maroon.
What type of environment helps wounds heal faster?
What is moist.
Pus is another name for this.
What is purulent drainage.
This expands the skin cells and weakens the skins structure.
What is overhydration.
The body sheds this many skin cells per day.
What is millions.
Unstageable injuries are covered by this.
What is slough or eschar.
This tasty syrup has been used for wound healing since the Ancient Egyptian era.
What is honey.
Infections may cause this systemic sign.
What is a fever.
This product is placed in the skin folds to wick moisture out.
What is Interdry or wicking cloth.
This vitamin is essential for collagen production.
What is Vitamin C.
This stage of injury has full thickness tissue loss with visible or palpable bone/tendon.
What is Stage 4.
What type of tissue is beefy red or deep pink, moist, bumpy and bleeds easily?
What is granulation tissue.
The bandage is saturated with clear fluid tinged with pink, what type of exudate is this?
What is serosanguinous drainage.
Moisture associated skin damage (MASD) is often misdiagnosed as this.
What is a pressure injury.
This is the phase of healing that chronic wounds get stuck in.
What is the infammatory phase.