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Hello everyone, Laura here; it is great to be back for my second month with some handy tips and wound healing information.
I hope my first blog was of interest; please feel free to contact me with any feedback, as it is always useful to have - perhaps there's a particular aspect of wound care you think it would be helpful if I discussed in detail, for example?
I am very excited to have started these blogs. I am looking to provide snippets of insightful information every month, as its an area that is ever-growing in practice and as mentioned on my previous blog, no two wounds are ever the same!
Today I want to briefly touch on what to look at with wounds when selecting a dressing and factors to address with non-healing wounds.
When deciding on dressings when presented with a wound, I always recommend to look at the following factors before selecting a dressing:
With any wound, it is vital to monitor its progression carefully and adjust interventions accordingly to its progression.
"Remember that no single dressing will produce the optimum environment for all wounds or for all stages of wound healing, in any single wound."
Once these factors have been taken into consideration, you can select the most appropriate dressing.
These type of wounds are presented to me either from initial stages of injury, and some are wounds that have not progressed as expected.
Twelve major factors can delay healing with wounds. Yes, 12! It's quite a bit, and I always ensure these are highlighted as knowing what is the cause of the delay can help determine the next course of action.
There is always a reason why a wound is not progressing!
I can't stress enough how important it is that these factors are ticked off and addressed one-by-one to ensure all basis is covered.