Toolkit
Pressure Injury Toolkit For Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida
Beyond the wound - Bringing best practice to the bedside
Wound assessment
Regularly assess the wound and document findings:
Wound Location
Identify specific anatomical landmark
Stage
Use NPUAP/EPUAP classification system
Size
Length, width, depth, undermining
Other descriptors
Including peri-wound condition and wound edges, sinus tracts and tunnelling, exudate and odour
Signs of Infection
Identify signs of superficial and deep infection
Validated Tool
Use a Validated Tool to evaluate progress