Swift Medical has introduced Swift AutoDepth technology, which lets clinicians take wound-depth measurements at the point of care using a smartphone camera.
Ask the Treatment Expert about… palliative ulcer care
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Feb 04, 2016
I am treating a resident who is receiving palliative care with a Stage III pressure ulcer on the right trochanter and a Stage IV pressure ulcer on the sacrum. How should I treat these pressure ulcers?
Ask the treatment expert: What is the best way to treat a yeast infection?
By
Susan Wickard
Dec 02, 2012
This is a question that often surfaces, so it may be useful to review the definition, causes, recognition and treatment of “yeast infections.”
How to do it… Wound care
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 07, 2007
Have you ever met a surveyor who wasn’t very interested in your wound care practices? Didn’t think so. In fact, there are signs that surveyors are looking at them with deeper interest than...
Smokers not informed of ways habit can affect wound healing
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2015
Exposure to smoke from just one cigarette decreases blood flow to chronic wounds such as pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. A new study shows the habit’s impact on healing...
Non-contact thermometer
Aug 04, 2010
Sanomedics will be introducing its Talking Non-Contact and Professional Non-Contact thermometers at the upcoming National Association of County and City Health Officials Annual Conference. The handheld...
GOJO signs distribution deal with HealthTrust
Jan 30, 2013
GOJO Industries recently announced a new contract with HealthTrust. Under the deal, long-term care facilities that are members of this group purchasing organization will be able to purchase the full line...
Ask the Treatment Expert about … what NPUAP’s new “pressure ulcer” definition...
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jul 04, 2016
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel announced a number of changes in April, including replacing the term “pressure ulcer” with “pressure injury” and modifying stage definitions.
Ask the treatment expert: treating eschar and blisters on the heels
By
Donna Sardina
Sep 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Scanner will aid early pressure ulcer detection
Sep 14, 2011
Bruin Biometrics LLC and researchers at UCLA have developed a device for measuring the risk of pressure ulcer formation. The SEM scanner is designed to detect early pressure damage before it becomes visible...