On June 22, 2020, the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) released a position paper regarding pressure injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the NPIAP, the mere diagnosis of COVID-19 does not make a pressure injury inevitable or unavoidable. However, the…
Bedsore discovered as unstageable at Medilodge of St. Clair
Medilodge of St Clair, Inc. (St Clair, MI) incorrectly used a chair cushion resulting in an unstageable bedsore. On November 29th, a resident with multiple sclerosis, therefore a high risk for bedsores, developed one on her backside due to an…