Stage I Pressure UlcersWound staging is the appropriate way to describe a pressure ulcer. According to National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) Guidelines, stage I pressure ulcers are characterized by: “Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localized area usually over a bony prominence. Darkly pigmented skin may not have visible blanching; its color may differ from the surrounding area.”
Before classifying a wound as a pressure ulcer, it should be established that there is not another health condition that predisposed the individual to the wound and that would change the wound type. Many lower extremity wounds of diabetic and arterial origin have been mistaken for pressure ulcers, and if care is not used to establish and understand the conditions driving the wound, then some important components of a comprehensive treatment plan may be overlooked. To appropriately establish wound type and cause, a thorough wound assessment should be completed as required by state and federal guidelines. The Advanced Healing Institute Wound Assessment Guideline requires a detailed assessment of the whole patient and their history as well as other factors including duration of the wound, patient’s recollection of the causative factors, complaints of pain, fever, numbness or drainage. Proven Treatment for Pressure Ulcers The TRUHEAL Wound Program is a proven method for healing non-healing or slow-healing stage I pressure ulcers in every care setting, including the home. The TRUHEAL Wound Program is the outcome of exhaustive research in wound care outcomes by Advanced Healing Institute. TRUHEAL combines two breakthrough therapies with well-researched procedures to speed up the wound healing process, even when other treatments have failed. Innovative technologies include:
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