Pressure injuries (also known as pressure ulcers) affect 3 million adults at an annual cost to the U.S. healthcare system of more than...

There are so many issues to think about when it comes to treating wounds, but lifestyle factors can also influence a wound's healing.

Researchers in the UK have discovered a way to get a healing mineral from crustacean shells into a wound dressing. Crab shell bandages could soon be on...

In this article, originally published by Vinton Today, learn more about the new wound care clinic that Virgina Gay Hospital is opening.

The body is a complex and remarkable machine, and the dynamic process of wound healing is a great example of how our body’s different systems, along with the proper wound care products, work together to repair and replace devitalized tissues. But how, exactly, does our body heal? When the skin is injured, our body sets into… Continue reading How Wounds Heal: The 4 Main Phases of Wound Healing

Is It Pressure? See this video of our recent “Identifying Pressure Ulcers: Assessment and Staging” webinar, including a wound identification cheat sheet!

While some pressure injuries are unavoidable, most can be prevented. An effective way to prevent these injuries is by moving the patient frequently.

If you have a pressure injury, nutrition becomes especially important. Make sure you are consuming the top 5 nutrients for wound healing.

Nancy Morgan of the Wound Care Education Institute takes viewers of this recorded webinar into the world of identifying pressure injuries.

By Shara Tonn for WIRED ON THE BATTLEFIELD, severe blood loss is a leading cause of death. So in the last decade or so, the military has pushed solution after solution to the problem of exsanguination—especially in the initial ten minutes after a first responder like a medic gets to a wounded soldier. Better tourniquets, kaolin-impregnated bandages that… Continue reading Gas-Propelled Microparticles Could Stop Bleeding in Wounds