In this whiteboard animation, Shield HealthCare gives you information about how pressure injuries (aka pressure ulcers) impact the healthcare system and patients. Pressure ulcers (PU) or pressure injuries affect three million adults at an annual cost to the U.S. healthcare system of more than $11 billion. What’s more, nearly 60,000 patients die each year as a direct result of a PU. Indeed, they are a major health problem, and with increasing health care costs, an aging population and a sharp rise in diabetes and obesity, the burden—and toll—of PU will likely grow. But it doesn’t need to be that way. Watch to learn more about how much pressure injuries cost and how to create change.
You can find our infographic with these statistics here.
More resources:
- Request Your Copy of Our Wound Management Guide
- Webinar Video and Slides: Pressure Injury – Choosing the Right Treatment
- Pressure Ulcer Staging Guide
- Move Every Two: Repositioning Patients to Prevent Pressure Ulcers
- Identifying Pressure Ulcers Webinar: Video and Supplemental Material
- Wound Care Dressing Reference Guide
