Download for members only.
Chapter 17: Pressure Sores and Wounds
Overview:
- Clearly explains pressures sores and their main causes such as friction and moisture
- Discusses the major risk factors for the development of pressure wounds such as changes in skin, lack of mobility and more
- Focuses on the different types of people who are more susceptible to pressure wounds than others may be such as those with spinal cord or cerebral damage
- Contains a list for classifying various types of pressure sores
- Allows for first-class understanding of wound types and management options
Description:
Dementia is a predisposing factor in the development of pressure wounds. A multidisciplinary approach to pressure care and pressure wound management is therefore essential in dementia patients. Pressure wounds are the most preventable chronic wounds in clinical practice and their impact can be significantly reduced by preventative measures. This chapter highlights these measures and attempts to give readers a broader understanding of the causes and types of pressure wounds.
Topics:
- What is a pressure sore?
- Causes i.e. pressure, friction, shearing forces, and moisture
- Risk factors i.e. lack of mobility, changes in skin, physiological factors, intensity and duration of pressure, tissue tolerance
- Risk assessment and Risk-assessment tools
- Dementia and pressure wounds
- Classification, management, complications
- Pressure management surfaces
- Positioning and massage
- General management rules
Speaker / Author:
Geoff Sussman
Geoff is a senior lecturer and director of wound education and research in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, Monash University (Victoria, Australia), an associate of the National Ageing Research Institute, and director of the Wound Foundation of Australia. Geoff has been involved in wound management for more than 25 years, has undertaken clinical research, product evaluation, and clinical practice, and has written many articles on the topic. He has trained in several major centres for wound management including the wound healing research unit in Cardiff and the Nordic wound school in Copenhagen. Geoff is the co-author of a textbook on wound care published in the USA and has written several other book chapters. Geoff is a member of the editorial board of the Australian Wound Management Journal.
|
