Industry Voices

Skin Tear Prevention: What Health Care Professionals Need to Know

November 9, 2017

By Hy-Tape International Skin tears are a major and growing problem for health care professionals, particularly those caring for older patients. By 2060, the population of Americans age 65 or older...

The Controversial Use of Bag Balm® in Skin Care Management

October 1, 2014

By Aletha Tippett MD What is Bag Balm® and why is it the subject of a wound care blog? Bag Balm is over 100 years old, invented in 1899 to treat chapped and irritated cows' udders and teats. Of cou...

The Impact of Hands on Education, Quality Incontinence Briefs and Wipes in Sub-Acute/LTC Facilities Study Overview

September 26, 2019

By: M. Sanantonio RN, C. Gunner RN, S. Trousaant LVN, M. Moore LVN It is important for skilled nursing facilities to utilize quality incontinent products for their residents that are facing the dai...

Using Big Data to Evaluate Wound Treatment Efficacy

March 22, 2017

By Matthew Regulski, DPM One of the most difficult challenges in wound care today is deciding exactly which treatments to use. Due to the high inaccuracy of wound evaluation techniques, specificall...

Venous Leg Ulcer Treatment: Strategies for Effectively Managing Wound Exudate

April 23, 2018

What Wound Care Advocacy Achieved in 2023 and Works Toward in 2024

February 23, 2024

The wound care community had an exciting and impactful 2023 on the advocacy front. The power of collaborative action and a collective voice resulted in two major advocacy successes, advocated by the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders, protecting patient access to key wound care services.

Wound Care and Infection Management: Risk Factors for Wound Infection

September 18, 2017

By Hy-Tape International Infections are one of the most serious complications associated with wounds. Even for wounds resulting from clean surgery, studies find the infection rate to be 8% among th...