Pressure Ulcer/Bedsore Models, 4-Stages (Set 4)

Description Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores or decubitus wounds, affect over one million adults every year. The wounds can range from superficial and mildly red on the skin surface to an extremely infected, deep, open wound penetrating down to the bone with blackened or dead tissue. T hese models illustrate all four wound stages and are used to give instruction on the care and cleaning of the ulcers. The four stages include: Stage 1 - Reddening, unbroken skin Stage 2 - Open wound that is reddened with partial skin loss Stage 3 - Deep, open wound that reaches through all layers of skin and into the muscle Stage 4 - Severe, deep, open wound that reaches through all layers of skin and damages muscle, bone, tendons, and joints The Life/form® Pressure Ulcer/Bedsore Models are made with our Life/like Skin. Includes four buttocks models representing each stage, four display easels, and instruction key card. Measures 6-1/2 in. x 6-1/4 in. x 1 in.