PPT-How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates

and Prevention Practices ADD Hospital Name Here Module 5 Basic Quality Improvement Principle If you cant measure it you cant 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. It operates under the law of conservation of energy (what is that?). Heat loss = Heat gained. A device used to measure the absorption or release of this heat is called . Calorimeter. Watch a video lecture for an example.. A comparison of emergency hospital admissions for serious injury in Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. Steve Barron, Institute of Public Health in Ireland. Jodie Hope, . Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland. and Fall Prevention Practices. ADD Hospital Name Here. Module 5. Basic Quality Improvement Principle. If . you can’t measure it, . you can’t improve it.. Basic Quality Improvement Principles. Fall rates and fall prevention practices must be tracked. . Michigan, 2000-2010. Causes of Death Ranked in Order from Highest to Lowest for Each Population. Michigan, 2006-2010 . (based on crude mortality rates).  . African American, NH. American Indian, NH. 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 . Organization. ADD Hospital Name here. Module 4. What We Have Done Thus Far. Up to this point, you have:. Looked at your organization’s readiness to improve pressure injury prevention (Module 1).. Examined current practices and identified aspects needing improvement (Module 2).. 59.65. 56.34. All Unintentional. Injuries. 38.50. 38.35. Unintentional Motor Vehicle Occupant. 3.28. 4.71. Residential House Fires. .70. .65. Drownings (Ages 1-4). 2.64. 3.42. Unintentional. . Poisonings. www.npuap.org. STOP. PRESSURE. INJURIES. www.npuap.org. WORLD WIDE. PRESSURE INJURY. PREVENTION DAY. NOVEMBER 21, 2019. Definition of Pressure Injury: A pressure injury is localized damage to the skin and/or underlying soft tissue usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device. The injury can present as intact skin or an open ulcer and may be painful. The injury occurs as a result of intense and/or prolonged pressure or pressure in combination with shear. The tolerance of soft tissue for pressure and shear may also be affected by microclimate, nutrition, perfusion, co-morbidities and condition of the soft tissue. . The Office of Integrated Health. Health Supports Network. 1. Pressure Injury. Risk Awareness Training (RAT). Who benefits from this training?. 2. Objectives. 1.  Define Pressure Injury. 2.  Identify (3) risk factors for pressure injuries.. Frazier Rehab Institute. Spinal Cord Medicine Program. Possible Medical Concerns. Skin . Issues/Pressure Ulcers. Autonomic . Dysreflexia. Orthostatic . Hypotension. Spasticity. Pain. Heterotopic . Ossification. Changes in Terminology. And . Progression of Tissue Injuries. Maureen Lira RN BSN CWON CHI. What is a Pressure Ulcer/Injury?. “A . pressure injury is localized damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device. The injury can present as intact skin or an open ulcer and may be painful. The injury occurs as a result of intense and/or prolonged pressure or pressure in combination with shear. The tolerance of soft tissue for pressure and shear may also be affected by microclimate, nutrition, perfusion, co-morbidities and condition of the soft tissue. Intact or non-intact skin with localized area of persistent non-blanchable deep red, maroon, purple discoloration or epidermal separation revealing a dark wound bed or blood filled blister. Pain and temperature change often precede skin color changes.. .. Klinika úrazové chirurgie LF MU a TC FN Brno . I. ntroduction. . v. ital . s. tructures. . – . chest. trauma . is. . often. . sudden. . and. . Measure Rates. Ray Berens, Senior Analyst. Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. (HSAG). January 24, 2017. Activity Overview. Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) contracted with Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. (HSAG) to...