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 L D H P Medical Review Services Corp.

• Stages of Wounds - NPUAP Report - AN EXPLANATION OF WOUND STAGING.
• 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

Additional Resources and References:

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 8
Reston, Virginia 20190-5202
Telephone: 703-464-4849
Web Site: www.npuap.org

Pressure Ulcer Prevention Points - National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (PDF format)

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. Clinical Guide - Wound Care by Cathy Thomas Hess, Rn, BSN, CWONC, forth edition, Springhouse

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