Resources for clinicians

• Guiding principles for pressure injury prevention during patient transport
• Help prevent pressure injuries – for patients on stretchers
• How to use the knee-bend stretcher mattress function and lateral wedge
• Transport stretcher mattress review
• How to review a transport stretcher mattress (video)
• WNSWLHD Pressure Injury Prevention during patient transport - communication (video)
• Pressure injury prevention during patient transport: A collaborative approach - webinar

• Identification of risk factors, skin assessment and care plan review requirements by setting

• Skin assessment – information for clinicians
• Skin assessment video

• Inpatient
• Non-inpatient (community services, ambulatory care or clinics)
• MPS Long stay and NSW Health RAC

• Pressure Injury Prevention strategies – information for clinicians
• Care planning for pressure injury prevention
• Repositioning and support surfaces for people in bed - information for clinicians
• Equipment video
• Repositioning video
• Early mobilisation videos
• Take the Pressure Off video (Sep 2016). This video highlights the important role of the care team in pressure injury prevention.
• Special population resources available on the ACI website.
  • Spinal injury
  • Critically ill

• Pressure Injury classification system
• Pressure Injury classification system presentation
• Pressure Injury classification – lanyard

• Incontinence Associated Dermatitis – Best practice Principles presentation
• Distinguishing between Incontinence Associated Dermatitis and Pressure Injury presentation

• Preventing device related pressure injury - Information for clinicians
• International Consensus Document Device-related pressure ulcers: SECURE prevention, 2020.Gefen A, Alves P, Ciprandi G et al. Device related pressure ulcers: SECURE prevention. J Wound Care 2020; 29(Sup2a): S1–S52 https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2020.29.Sup2a.S1

Madge's Story

Two daughters, both nurses, tell this story about their mother who developed a pressure injury during a hospital admission lasting 10 days. Watch Madge's story.

Madge's story supporting resources

• Madge's Story - Supporting Presentation
• Suggested review session outline

Jake's Story

A Patient's Perspective - Jake's Story
A presentation prepared by Margo Asimus