Glenn Smith Tissue Viability and Nutrition Clinical Nurse Specialist Categorising pressure ulcers – taken from PUCLAS international consensus tool on pressure ulcer grading Glenn Smith Tissue Viability and Nutrition Clinical Nurse Specialist
Category 1 non blanching redness
Category 2 epidermal loss
Category 3 down to but not through fascia
Unstageable pressure ulcer
Suspected Deep Tissue Injury
Blanching erythema
Non blanching erythema (category 1)
Blanching erythema
Using a transparent disc
Different areas: grade 4 big toe
Knee: category 3
Hips: category 4
Hip – unstageable pressure ulcer
Hip – unstageable pressure ulcer
Ears: category 4
Child – unstageable ulcer
Back of head – category 3
Back - unstageable
Elbow - unstageable
Elbow - category 3
Ankle – category 3
Heels – deep tissue injuries
Heels Unstageable Deep Tissue Injury
Moisture lesions: anal cleft
Perianal redness
Lying on a catheter – yes it is a Medical Device related pressure ulcer
Diffuse spotting – not a pressure ulcer
Necrosis – unstageable
Necrotic progression- day 1
Necrotic progression – day 8
Necrotic progression – day 20