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SPLINTING COMPLICATIONSINDICATIONSPatients with legs too large for knee immobilizerCONSTRUCTIONStart just inferior to buttocks creaseEnd approximately 6cm above the malleoliAPPLICATIONSlightly 31exed. By : . Jazmine. Moreno. What Are Pressure Ulcers?. A pressure ulcer is when an area of the skin has had too much pressure on it for to long, and so the skin dies and starts to break down. . There are 3 Primary causes. By: Emily . Ebright. . Define the Problem . Cause:. Prolonged pressure on skin and tissue especially bony points, decreases blood flow to these areas. . Affected skin and tissue are deprived of nutrients and oxygen and start to die. . . Sheena Helyer. Picture from Tissue Viability Society. Learning . o. utcomes. . The learner will:. Understand the anatomy and physiology of the skin.. Understand good practice when undertaking pressure area care.. Content Validated, Evidence Based “Guideline of Pressure Ulcer Guidelines”. Using the AAWC Pressure Ulcer (PU) Guidelines to Manage Pressure Ulcers. 3 Steps to manage a PU patient:. Assess and document patient, skin & PU. Robert J. Dole VAMC. SKIN/Wound care education. Objectives. Describe the pathophysiology of wound healing. Explain the difference between acute and chronic wounds. Identify factors that impair wound healing . 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. By : . Jazmine. Moreno. What Are Pressure Ulcers?. A pressure ulcer is when an area of the skin has had too much pressure on it for to long, and so the skin dies and starts to break down. . There are 3 Primary causes. ……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.. Mrs. Kreisel MSN, RN. NU130 Adult Health 1. Summer 2011. Epidermis. The epidermis is the outer layer of skin. The thickness of the epidermis varies in different types of skin. It is the thinnest on the eyelids at .05 mm and the thickest on the palms and soles at 1.5 mm. . SKIN/Wound care education. Objectives. Describe the pathophysiology of wound healing. Explain the difference between acute and chronic wounds. Identify factors that impair wound healing . Describe the benefits of moist wound healing. Diane . Langemo. , PhD, RN, FAAN. Pres. , . Langemo. & 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 . . MD. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. University of Jordan. PRESSURE SORE . Necrosis . and ulceration of tissue from . pressure. lesions caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to the underlying tissue. . is no complete cure for either one, but there are some things you can do to ease the discomfort. Both canker sores and cold sores c aus e painful lesions in and around the mouth that usually last on simplex virus (HSV1) . infection . that occur around . the . lipsarea. . and less common inside nose.. HSV2: infect . gentalia. Infection is spread by viral Fluid from herpes vesicles contains live virus, shedding into saliva and results from direct mucous membrane (e.g. kissing) contact (at sites of abraded skin) between an infected and an uninfected individual . .