PPT-SKIN FAILURE AND UNAVOIDABLE PRESSURE INJURY

Diane Langemo PhD RN FAAN Pres Langemo amp Associates Professor Emeritus U of North Dakota Former NPUAP Board Member and President Objectives Discuss the current evidence on the pathophysiology of skin failure and . Profile Guideline. Ann Van Meter. Business Quality Leader – Dow Pharma & Food Solutions. Chair – GMP Committee – IPEC-Americas. vanmetma@dow.com. www.ipecamericas.org. 1. www.ipecamericas.org. BME 281 Section 2. October 10, 2015. Greggory D’Ambrosca. Functionalities of Real Skin. Skin is the largest organ in the human body.. It serves many purposes. Pressure sensing. Temperature sensing. (Acute Renal Failure). Pedram. . Fatehi. , MD. Division of Nephrology. September 2015. Objectives. Recognize the three main categories of acute kidney injury: . pre-renal. intrinsic renal. post-renal . Connected. Lisa D. Rathman, MSN, CRNP, CCRN, CHFN. The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health. Lancaster, PA. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT). Restores appropriate . electrical timing and contraction in the heart. ……Is Everyone’s Responsibility. WELCOME. Place personal information of presenters here.. House Keeping. Expectation. Pre-test completed. Our Goals…. Zero pressure sores or areas of skin breakdown on any individual.. in . Hospitals. ADD Name of Hospital Here. Module 1 – Understanding Why Change . Is . Needed. Ice Breaker. Describe an interesting fact about yourself.. 2. Compelling Reasons To Implement Program . and Prevention Practices. ADD Hospital Name Here. Module 5. Basic Quality Improvement Principle. If . you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.. 2. Quality Improvement Principle. Pressure injury rates and prevention practices must be counted and tracked as one component of a quality improvement program.. Four Stages in Skin Healing. Inflammation. Blood flow increases. Phagocytes attracted. Scab formation. Cell division and migration. Scar formation. Bleeding occurs at the site of injury immediately after the injury, and mast cells in the region trigger an inflammatory response.. Presenter’s Name. Presenter’s Command. Local Contact Information. Prepared by:. U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil. Oct 2003. Prevention of cold injuries is a Command and Individual Responsibility. Defined as the impairment of the lung’s ability to maintain adequate oxygen and carbon dioxide homeostasis.. Respiratory Failure - Definition. PaO. 2. < 60 mm Hg. and/or. PaCO. 2. > 50 mm Hg. Frazier Rehab Institute. Spinal Cord Medicine Program. Possible Medical Concerns. Skin . Issues/Pressure Ulcers. Autonomic . Dysreflexia. Orthostatic . Hypotension. Spasticity. Pain. Heterotopic . Ossification. injury. Grade . 1: . Non-blanchable . Erythema. Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localised area usually over a bony prominence. Darkly pigmented skin may not have visible . redness . its colour may differ from the surrounding area. The area may be painful, firm, soft, warmer or cooler as compared to adjacent tissue. Category I may be difficult to detect in individuals with dark skin tones. . .. Covers the internal organs and protects them from injury. Serves as a barrier from pathogens (bacteria). Helps prevent fluid loss. Stores water and fat. Helps control body temperature. Helps get rid of certain body wastes (salt, sweat). . . failure of the heart to pump blood adequately. Cardiac failure is manifested by two ways---. 1) . C.O.. 2) . C.O.. . . .