Information & Quality Healthcare, a not-for-profit corporation serving as the federally designated quality improvement organization for Mississippi, provides a free, downloadable poster on pressure ulcer wounds.
The one-page poster provides an illustrated, detailed definition of pressure ulcer wound types and treatments.
Download IQH's pressure ulcer wounds poster (ppt) for use in your facility. Note: IQH advises any organization wishing to print the poster to do so on 11"x17" paper.
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