Essay On Pressure Ulcers

Pressure ulcers are formed depending on the individual’s lifestyle. Some risk factors that are contributed to pressure ulcer formation are depending on their nutritional status, age, their medications, severity of their illness and immobility. Every individual needs proper nutrition including enough calories, proteins, vitamins and minerals every day to stay healthy and to prevent any breakdown of the tissues. As the person ages, the skin starts getting more fragile, less elastic and dry than the skin of younger adults. As they age, their body starts making new skin cells that is more vulnerable to skin damage. On the other hand, the factors that promote wound healing are nutrition, age and proper hygiene; which are very similar to pressure ulcer risk factors. Depending on what an individual eats can progress the wound healing faster. Foods that are high in protein, minerals, and vitamins will also help with the
Pressure ulcers have four different types of stages in which stage one consists of skin with non-blanchable erythema. Stage two is the partial damage to skin loss including a blister. Stage three is the full thickness tissue loss whereas subcutaneous fat is sometimes visible and lastly, stage four consists of full thickness loss with bones, tendons, or muscles exposed. On the other hand, the normal process of wound healing also consists of four phases. The first phase of wound healing is the homeostasis (blood clotting), this is when in the first few minutes of many platelets in the blood starts sticking to the injury, second phase is the inflammation phase, in which the body response to the injury. Third stage is the proliferation which is the growth of new tissues. And lastly, the remodeling phase which is the final phase when the wound has closed. It’s the remodeling of the collagen, this phase can last for almost a year or