Protect Your Birthday Suit Awareness week 27th September – 1st October No Needless Skin Breakdown
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A pressure ulcer is localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear. A number of contributing or confounding factors are also associated with pressure ulcers; the significance of these factors is yet to be elucidated. [EPUAP 2009] Protect Your Birthday Suit
National and Local Agenda HIA QIPP Safeguarding adults / children PSF
Zero Tolerance No avoidable Pressure Ulcers
What can we do to achieve this?
SKIN Prevent Pressure Ulcers Think SKIN S S - Skin inspection Support surface K K - Keep moving I I - Incontinence N N - Nutrition
Getting to Zero Tool Kit Safety briefings Safety Cross Intentional Rounding / Skin Bundle Visual clues 4 eyed Skin Check Improvement Methodology / PDSA
Challenge What can you do today? What can you do by next Tuesday?
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