Toolkit
Pressure Injury Toolkit For Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida
Beyond the wound - Bringing best practice to the bedside
Size
Wound Assessment Size
Consistently measure the dimensions of the wound to evaluate progress and ensure accurate communication of wound information between clinicians and health services.
- Length (measure longest length from head to toes).
- Width (measure perpendicular angle to length).
- Depth (gently insert a moistened cotton tipped applicator to the gentle point of resistance, mark cotton tip at skin level and measure).
- Depth of undermining (documented using clock face method).