Fully 11% of older patients have pressure injuries when admitted to skilled nursing facilities for post-acute stroke rehabilitation, a new study finds. Certain factors make such a diagnosis more ...

A machine learning model accurately predicted the risk of about 3 in 4 hospital-acquired pressure injuries, according to a new study. Every year, about 2.5 million people develop a pressure injury, ...

Hospital-acquired pressure injuries are costly and contribute to poor patient outcomes. Unfortunately, they are also on the rise. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports that between ...

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A blast injury is physical trauma caused by the rapid pressure wave and associated fragments generated by an explosion. 1,2 The resulting blast wave compresses air within open and enclosed spaces, ...

Marines from the 3rd Marine Division use an M252 81mm mortar system during a 2022 training exercise in Japan. A pair of Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee members are pushing federal researchers to ...

A New York hospital was able to reduce the incidence of medical device-related pressure injuries (MDRPIs) following a tracheostomy to zero for four years, according to a study published in AACN ...

Pressure ulcers are injuries to the skin or the soft tissue under the skin. Healthcare professionals also call them “bedsores” and “decubitus ulcers.” They occur with long lasting pressure on a ...