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Wound Care: How To Fight Shear

We introduced the definition of shear in this blog.

Shear is often considered the “silent” cause of wounds because unlike wounds caused from pressure or...

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Wound Care: Understanding Shear

We are making progress in learning about the extrinsic factors that cause wound development. We tackled prolonged pressure but now we have to move onto a...

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Choosing the Right Cushion: Minimize Prolonged Pressure & Fight Wound Development

It was important for us as therapists to be able to identify the common areas of skin breakdown due to prolonged pressure from last week’s blog on "What...

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Staging Wounds: Pressure Ulcer vs Pressure Injury

On April 13th 2016 the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) announced a change in terminology from pressure ulcer to pressure injury. This...

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Prolonged Pressure: A Key Factor in Wound Development

Recall last week’s blog when we began our discussion on the factors that cause wounds. Extrinsic factors are what we as therapists can address in...

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How To Identify What Causes Wounds [in LTC Setting]

We talked about the prevention of wounds in last week’s blog and the importance of trying to prevent it before it happens. But sometimes the development...

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What Wounds in the Nursing Home Can End Up Costing You

Nursing home residents are at high risk for skin breakdown and wound development due to age related changes, multiple co-morbidities and prolonged...

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