Cleansing Moisturizing and Protecting the Skin
As we age the skin begins to structurally and functionally change making it a less efficient barrier against moisture loss and environmental factors¹. A good skin integrity maintenance program begins with 3 steps cleansing, moisturizing, and protecting the skin.
¹. ᶠᵃʳᵃᵍᵉ ᴹᴬ, ᴹᶦˡˡᵉʳ ᴷᵂ, ᴱˡˢⁿᵉʳ ᴾ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᴹᵃᶦᵇᵃᶜʰ ᴴᴵ: ᶠᵘⁿᶜᵗᶦᵒⁿᵃˡ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖʰʸˢᶦᵒˡᵒᵍᶦᶜᵃˡ ᶜʰᵃʳᵃᶜᵗᵉʳᶦˢᵗᶦᶜˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵃᵍᶦⁿᵍ ˢᵏᶦⁿ. ᴬᵍᶦⁿᵍ ᶜˡᶦⁿ ᴱˣᵖ ᴿᵉˢ ²⁰⁰⁸; ²⁰: ¹⁹⁵ ⁽ᴿᵉᵛᶦᵉʷ⁾
Regular repositioning can minimize the risk of pressure injury
Manual repositioning may contribute to pressure injury development due to the increased shear and friction exerted on the skin².
At Arjo we believe frequent repositioning can be made easier and safer with the appropriate low-friction reusable or disposable patient handling equipment to help facilitate both patient repositioning in bed and transfers out of bed.
². ᴱᵘʳᵒᵖᵉᵃⁿ ᴾʳᵉˢˢᵘʳᵉ ᵁˡᶜᵉʳ ᴬᵈᵛᶦˢᵒʳʸ ᴾᵃⁿᵉˡ, ᴺᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿᵃˡ ᴾʳᵉˢˢᵘʳᵉ ᴵⁿʲᵘʳʸ ᴬᵈᵛᶦˢᵒʳʸ ᴾᵃⁿᵉˡ, ᴾᵃⁿ ᴾᵃᶜᶦᶠᶦᶜ ᴾʳᵉˢˢᵘʳᵉ ᴵⁿʲᵘʳʸ ᴬˡˡᶦᵃⁿᶜᵉ. ᴾʳᵉᵛᵉⁿᵗᶦᵒⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵀʳᵉᵃᵗᵐᵉⁿᵗ ᵒᶠ ᴾʳᵉˢˢᵘʳᵉ ᵁˡᶜᵉʳˢ/ᴵⁿʲᵘʳᶦᵉˢ: ᶜˡᶦⁿᶦᶜᵃˡ ᴾʳᵃᶜᵗᶦᶜᵉ ᴳᵘᶦᵈᵉˡᶦⁿᵉ. ᵀʰᵉ ᴵⁿᵗᵉʳⁿᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿᵃˡ ᴳᵘᶦᵈᵉˡᶦⁿᵉ ²⁰¹⁹. ᴱᵐᶦˡʸ ᴴᵃᵉˢˡᵉʳ ⁽ᴱᵈ.⁾. ᴱᴾᵁᴾᴬ/ᴺᴾᴵᴬᴾ/ᴰᴾᴵᴬ; ²⁰¹⁹
