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Stages of Wounds and Related Wound Information

This is information from the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and related articles. It is provided as a public service educational tool by
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- Stages of Wounds - NPUAP Report
THIS IS AN EXPLANATION OF WOUND STAGING.
(This replaces the older document on our site.).

- Stage I Assessment in Darkly Pigmented Skin

- The Facts about Reverse Staging in 2000-The NPUAP Position Statement

- Statement on Pressure Ulcer Prevention 1992

- Minimum Data Set-2 (MDS-2) & Skin Ulcer Assessment - April 1996.

- Explanation of Decubitus Ulcers or Pressure Sores

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National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
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Reston, Virginia 20190-5202
Telephone: 703-464-4849
Web Site: http://www.npuap.org

Clinical Guid - Wound Care by Cathy Thomas Hess, Rn, BSN, CWONC, forth editon, Springhouse

The Decubitus Ulcer in Clinical Practice.
Parish, L. C. Witkowski, J. A., and J. T. Crissey (Eds.). Springer 1997. or later editions.

Pressure Ulcer Prevention Points - National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (Adobe format only view at http://www.npaup.org)

Pressure Ulcer Treatment, Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians.
No. 15. U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
AHCPR Publication No. 95-0652 December 1994
This is a free publication, order from the above address.

Treating Pressure Ulcer, Consumer Version, Clinical Practice Guidelines.
No. 15. U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
AHCPR Publication No. 95-0654 December 1994.
This is a free publication, order from the above address.

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