wound care
Ulcers
- Stage 1 (no skin tear) and 2 (skin tear):
- Mepilex and zinc
- Use xeroform or wet to dry if dry skin
- Stage 3: can see fat or muscle
- yellow/black tissue = dead tissue
- use Dakins BID: bleach that breaks down dead tissues
- red tissues = alive tissues
- if dry: use wet to dry or xeroform
- if wet/oozing/secretions: use aquacel AG or mepilex AG to soak up moisture. Can leave on 3 days at a time
- Stage 4: muscle, bone, tendons
- same as above mostly
- if eschars: can use knife or Santyl cream for enzymatic debridement
- Deep tissue injury: skin intact but dead tissues underneath
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