Using a combination of sutures and Steri-Strips can help close skin tears in elderly patients with fragile skin. Recently, we had a patient whose skin tear was not responding to pressure and GELFOAM.

Assessment includes use of the Braden, Gosnell, Norton, or Waterlow Scales for pressure ulcers and the Payne-Martin classification for skin tears. Factors to prevent pressure ulcers are pressure ...

What can we do to prevent skin tears in our nursing facility? Skin tears are most common in the elderly as a result of thinning of skin that occurs with age. Certain conditions, such as chronic ...