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The S.H.A.R.P. Clinical Solutions for the prevention and treatment of Skin Tears
09/16/2024
The S.H.A.R.P. Clinical Solutions for the prevention and treatment of Skin Tears
In this, my very first episode of Podcast, I introduce the prevention and treatment of one of the most common injuries in Aged Care, Skin Tears. Due to the fragility of the skin in our senior years, the utmost care, and alternatives, must be taken to prevent the pain and suffering that Skin Tears create. The SHARP/WILKINS Skin Tear Book is freely available for your information, education, and reference, so download from the Wound Centre website. I discuss the identification, treatment, and care of these wounds that can take days or weeks to heal, often increasing a patients or resident’s discomfort. This free book, on the front page of The Wound Centre website, , it describes skin tears, who gets them and how they occur. The information teaches you how to prevent and treat skin tears. Skin tear prevention starts with risk screening, using HiCare bath cloths instead of showering, wearing limb protectors, and nursing patients on an alternating pressure air mattress instead of repositioning every two hours. There are two coloured flowcharts that you can copy, print, laminate and stick up on the wall for your staff. 1. The Sharp Wilkins Skin Tear Screening Tool and 2. The Sharp Wilkins First Aid Tool for Skin Tears Let me know if this episode has helped you in your practice and what other subjects you would like to know about by emailing me, Kate at .
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