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Skin Tears

Preventing and Treating Skin Tears in Older Adults: What You Need to Know

January 27, 2021
By Holly M. Hovan, MSN, GERO-BC, APRN, CWOCN-AP Most of us are familiar with the terms "prednisone skin," "thin skin," "fragile skin," or "easily bruises." One or all of these phrases are commonly ...

Product Technology Overview: WoundSeal® MD Topical Hemostatic Agent and Wound Sealant

October 1, 2014
By Carmelita Harbeson and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc Hemostasis, the resolution of bleeding, consists of several intricate and controlled steps: platelet activation, coagulation, and vascu...

Skin Injury and Chronic Wounds: Shear, Pressure, and Moisture

March 22, 2019
by the WoundSource Editors Wound healing is a complex process that is highly dependent on many skin cell types interacting in a defined order. With chronic wounds, this process is disrupted, and he...

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...

Skin Tears: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment

July 14, 2022
According to the definition from the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP), “a skin tear is a traumatic wound caused by mechanical forces, including removal of adhesives. Severity may vary by...

Skin Tears: Prevention and Management

February 18, 2014
By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Skin tears are a common problem among the elderly due to increased skin fragility associated with aging. Due to the increasing prevalence of this proble...

Skin Tears: What Are the First Steps?

August 4, 2023
Editor's Note: What are the first steps to treating a skin tear? In this interview, Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS describes some best practices for skin tear management, such as marking...
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