Shear forces might be an inescapable part of life and movement — but what if large portions of those shear forces were absorbed by a multi-layer dressing that keeps skin and underlying tissues safe? That’s the investigation at the core of new research published in International Wound Journal. The study discusses the efficacy of Smith+Nephew’s…
Research: Smith+Nephew’s ALLEVYN Dressing Reduces Shear, Heel Pressure Injury Risk
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pressure Injury Prevention
Considering all sitting surfaces — not just wheelchairs — is critical.
Truly managing pressure injury risk requires a wide-angle lens that takes in everything a wheelchair rider does — and everywhere that rider sits — all day long. “People think it was just that car ride over the weekend or sitting on a commode for too long that caused this pressure injury,” said Nicole LaBerge, PT,…
Medline Educational Posters Show Pressure Injury Appearances on Dark, Light Skin
Free posters can help health-care professionals to recognize and stage various types of pressure injuries.
Medline’s free, downloadable and printable posters are designed to help health-care professionals identify and stage pressure injuries in patients of various skin tones. The posters — Pressure Injury Staging As Easy as Apple P.I.E. (pressure injury explanation) — use illustrations of apples for different pressure injuries, from stage 1 through stage 4, plus unstageable and…
RESPIRA Position Paper Discusses Impact of Microclimate on Seating
Symmetric Designs commissioned the report authored by Bart Van der Heyden, et al.
One of the reasons that choosing optimal wheelchair seating is so challenging is the large number of factors that can raise the risk of pressure injuries. In addition to pressure and shear, for example, microclimate — the temperature and humidity that exist between a wheelchair user and the seating system — can impact the possibility…
Briefly: Grab Your 2024 Calendars!
Featuring the International Seating Symposium, the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel, and the American Physical Therapy Association.
ISS:VPS to Offer Virtual Educational Courses There won’t be an in-person International Seating Symposium (ISS) in 2024, but you can still learn from the comfort of your own home or office thanks to the University of Pittsburgh’s ISS Virtual Professional Summit (ISS:VPS). The two-day summit takes place on Wed., Feb. 7, 2024, and Wed., March…