<h2> How often should you assess a wound?</h2>

How often should you assess a wound?

Recommendations are, that wounds are assessed at least once per week.
<h2>Assess, mind the gap</h2>

Assess, mind the gap

The gap is that bit of space or dead space that is between the dressing and the bottom of your wound.
<h2>Importance of holistic wound assessment</h2>

Importance of holistic wound assessment

First and foremost, do a holistic assessment of your whole patient.
<h2>How to assess wound exudate</h2>

How to assess wound exudate

Exudate is the fluid that leaks from the wound. It is a natural and essential part of the wound healing process.
<h2>What is a wound?</h2>

What is a wound?

A wound is a disrption in the integrity of the skin, this could be an injury to the skin that can lead to a problem with the underlying tissue
<h2>What are the wound healing phases?</h2>

What are the wound healing phases?

When someone gets a wound, we know that the body starts a complex healing process - inflammation, proliferation and remodelling.
<h2>Exudate can cause challenges</h2>

Exudate can cause challenges

If we don't manage exudate correctly, we can get pools of exudate in our patients wound, potentially increasing the risk of infection in the wound.
<h2>Defining wound management</h2>

Defining wound management

A holistic wound assessment is essential when it comes to planning how you're going to treat your patients.
<h2>Learn how to effectively prepare wounds</h2>

Learn how to effectively prepare wounds

Did you know that what is removed from the wound is often more important than what is applied to the wound in terms of dressing selection?
<h2>Importance of Wound Preparation</h2>

Importance of Wound Preparation

Did you know, what is removed from the wound is often more important than what is applied to the wound in terms of dressing selection.
<h2>Wound debridement</h2>

Wound debridement

What are the challenges when promoting cleansing and debridement?
<h2>Wound Preparation Best Practice</h2>

Wound Preparation Best Practice

Wound preparation is clinically proven to speed up wound healing and should be a routine and regular practice at every dressing change.
<h2>To debride or not to debride</h2>

To debride or not to debride

As a general rule: If the wound is not covered in granulation tissue, debridement can be performed to help the wound heal.
<h2>What is wound preparation?</h2>

What is wound preparation?

A holistic approach to encompassing both the assessment and physical cleansing and debridement of a wound bed, edge and periwound skin.
<h2>Factors affecting wound healing</h2>

Factors affecting wound healing

There are many factors that can impact wound healing, these range from age through to different comorbidities such as diabetes.
<h2>How to choose an optimal wound dressing</h2>

How to choose an optimal wound dressing

Learn key tips to consider when choosing a dressing. How you select the right silicone foam dressing. How you select the right gelling fiber dressing
<h2>How to manage the gap & exudate</h2>

How to manage the gap & exudate

Learn how to prioritise the management of the gap and wound exudate, as well as how a wound bed conforming dressing can help you effectively treat patients.
<h2>How to treat infected wounds</h2>

How to treat infected wounds

Did you know? All open wounds are contaminated or colonised with microorganisms; however, not all contaminated wounds become infected.
<h2>How to prevent Infection & Biofilm</h2>

How to prevent Infection & Biofilm

What are the best practices for preventing infection and biofilm development?
<h2>Treat, venous and arterial leg ulcers</h2>

Treat, venous and arterial leg ulcers

How do we make the dagnosis between a venous leg ulcer and an arterial ulcer?
<h2>Treat, different types of open wounds</h2>

Treat, different types of open wounds

How would we treat open wounds such as lacerations or puncture wounds?
<h2>Treat, different types of closed wounds</h2>

Treat, different types of closed wounds

How do we treat closed wounds such as hematomas or blunt force traumas?
<h2>Treat, different types of chronic wounds</h2>

Treat, different types of chronic wounds

Chronic wounds can be caused through many different factors, so its important that each person has an individualised plan of care.
<h2>Treat, different types of acute wounds </h2>

Treat, different types of acute wounds

Acute wounds include trauma wounds, skin tears, burns and surgical wounds.

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