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• Preventing Pressure Injuries (Booklet) [English] Public

  Information about preventing pressure injuries also know pressure ulcer, a pressure sore, or bed sore. Pressure injuries can have a dangerous effect on your health and quality of life. This booklet will give you information about pressure injuries: what they are, how to recognize early warning signs, and how to prevent them. (English)

  URL:

  https://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/FO/FO.650.P928.pdf

  Body Location:

  • Skin, Hair, and Nails

  Diagnosis and Therapy:

  • Prevention

  Disorders and Conditions:

  • Injuries and Wounds,
  • Skin Conditions,
  • Safety and Injury,
  • Older Adult Health

  Keywords:

  • Infection,
  • Pressure,
  • Skin,
  • Injury,
  • Wound,
  • Damage,
  • Injuries,
  • Infections,
  • Resources,
  • Pressure Ulcer,
  • Community,
  • Bed Sores,
  • Pressure Ulcers,
  • Pressure Sores,
  • Soft Tissue Injuries,
  • Ulcer,
  • Sore,
  • Infect

  MESH:

  • Pressure Ulcer,
  • Skin

  Demographic:

  • All

  Site:

  • Fraser Health

  Program:

  • All Programs

  Professional or Practice Group:

  • Occupational Therapy,
  • Physiotherapy,
  • Nursing

  Format:

  Booklet

  Paper Size:

  8.5 x 11 Letter

  Paper Colour:

  White

  Title Page Paper Colour:

  White

  Folding:

  Single fold

  Record Type:

  Website

  Revision Date:

  March 01, 2018

  Next Revision Date:

  March 01, 2020

  Record Created:

  April 25, 2018

  Record Modified:

  February 24, 2021

  References:

  Provincially developed resource via BC Skin & Wound Community of Practice https://www.clwk.ca/communities-of-practice/skin-wound-community-of-practice/buddydrive/
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