Raising awareness of the issue of service users who have pressure sores within the care environment.

By the end of this session learners will be able to:

- Recognise / explain the causes of pressure sores
- Identify areas of the body at greatest risk
- Discuss / explain ways of reducing the incidents of pressure sores in service users
- Identify equipment (such as specialist mattresses) for service users who have pressure sores
- Identify suitable methods of patient handling for service users with pressure sores
- Describe typical treatment applicable to service users with pressure sores
- Engage in discussion around presented case histories

Course length – approx. 3 Hours

Certificate of Attendance