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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/rotator-cuff-injuries
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module5/module5_pu_measurement.docx
January 01, 2016 - Adipose (fat) is visible in the injury, and granulation tissue and epibole (rolled wound edges) are often … The wound may evolve rapidly to reveal the actual extent of tissue injury or may resolve without tissue … If you are not sure a skin lesion is a pressure injury, ask the Wound Care Team or Wound Care Nurse. … ,
· Number of injuries,
· Location of injuries, and
· Stage of the deepest injury. … The shadowing intervention included requiring two RNs to sign off on skin assessments and staging of wounds
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module3/module3_pu-bestpractices.docx
June 02, 2025 - Any patient with an existing pressure injury is at risk for additional injuries.
· Determine whether … Int Wound J 2010;7:358-65. PMID:20561094. … as possible, integrate the skin exam into the normal workflow.
· Determine the correct etiology of wounds … · Consider having a wound care expert or nurse from another unit with wound expertise round with unit … SAY: The answer is the wound or ostomy nurse consult revealed a slightly pink coccyx.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb135.jsp
June 01, 2012 - Fractures, open wounds, sprains and strains, intracranial injury and joint disorders and dislocations … Ten most common injuries in bicycle injury related ED visits, 2009
Principal diagnosis
Bicycle-related … 40,800
10%
Open wounds of extremities
5
28,400
7%
Intracranial injury
6
21,300 … 5%
Fracture of lower limb
7
14,400
3%
Joint disorders and dislocations; trauma-related … Ten most common injuries in bicycle injury related hospital inpatient stays, 2009
Principal diagnosis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/brachial-plexus-injuries
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module3/module3_pu-bestpractices_slides.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention
Best Practices in
Pressure Injury Prevention
ADD Hospital … literature and expert opinion—that represent the best ways we currently know of preventing pressure injuries … assessment.
10
Barriers to Practice
Finding time for skin assessments
Determining correct etiology of wounds … Page 42
14
Pressure Injury risk assessment
BEST PRACTICE
15
Pressure Injury Risk Assessment
Next … Care planning guides what will be done to prevent pressure injuries.
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Pressure Injury care planning
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/guide3.html
October 01, 2017 - Risk Factors for Pressure Injuries: Going Beyond Validated Instruments —AHRQ Pressure Injury Prevention … Any patient with an existing pressure injury is at risk for additional injuries. … Int Wound J 2010;7:358-65. PMID:20561094. … Determine the correct etiology of wounds. Many lesions may occur on the skin. … Consider having a wound care expert or nurse from another unit with wound expertise round with unit staff
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module5/module5_pressureinjury-msmt_slides.pptx
June 02, 2025 - injuries. … with a red-pink wound bed
No slough
9
Stage 3
Full-thickness tissue loss
Visible subcutaneous fat … If not sure, ask the Wound Care Team or Nurse.
16
Measures
Measures used in monitoring pressure injury … Document the results of the assessment, noting:
Presence of an injury.
Number of injuries. … of injuries) 17 patients with any pressure injury
# of patients with a >Stage 2 pressure injury 5 patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-clinically-undiagnosed-injuries-survival-estimates
April 03, 2024 - Study
The impact of clinically undiagnosed injuries on survival estimates. … The impact of clinically undiagnosed injuries on survival estimates. … missed injuries were relatively common despite an autopsy rate of less than 25%. … The performance of the International Classification of Diseases Injury Severity Score—a commonly used … The impact of clinically undiagnosed injuries on survival estimates.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/slides5.html
October 01, 2017 - injuries? … Slide 7: Pressure Injury Staging
There are four stages of pressure injuries. … Slide 9: Stage 2
Shallow open injury with a red-pink wound bed.
No slough. … If not sure, ask the Wound Care Team or Nurse. … Location of injuries.
Stage of the deepest injury.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-hospital-acquired-pressure-injury
July 07, 2021 - Root cause analysis for hospital-acquired pressure injury. … J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2019;46(4):298-304. doi:10.1097/WON.0000000000000546. … J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs . 2019; 46 (4) :298-304 . … Root cause analysis for hospital-acquired pressure injury. … J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2019;46(4):298-304. doi:10.1097/WON.0000000000000546.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/randomized-clinical-trial-smartphone-virtual-reality-pain-management-during
January 01, 2024 - Device
Virtual Reality
Care Setting
Patient Home
Medical Condition
Trauma … injure over 114,000 children in the United States each year, representing one of the leading causes of injury … Over half of pediatric burn injuries seen in emergency departments result in transfers to a burn center … These patients frequently return home requiring ongoing wound care with dressing changes for open wounds … This research will employ and evaluate smartphone VR for pediatric burn injuries to improve pain during
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/delayed-or-missed-diagnosis-cervical-spine-injuries
May 05, 2010 - Delayed or Missed Diagnosis of Cervical Spine Injuries. … The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 2006;61(1). doi:10.1097/01.ta.0000196673.58429.2a … The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care . 2006; 61 (1) . … Delayed or Missed Diagnosis of Cervical Spine Injuries. … The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 2006;61(1). doi:10.1097/01.ta.0000196673.58429.2a
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/infographics/StatBrief255sports-related_tram_brain_inj_child.jsp
July 01, 2020 - Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Children … DATA VISUALIZATIONS
DATA QUERY TOOLS
Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries … Among Children
Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Children
(Picture of AHRQ … Logo)
2017: 36% of traumatic brain injuries resulting in emergency department visits for patients … Statistical Brief #255, Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits Involving Traumatic Brian Injury
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/V2022/TechSpecs/PSI_17_Birth_Trauma_Rate-Injury_to_Neonate.pdf
July 01, 2022 - – Injury
to Neonate
July 2022
DESCRIPTION
Hospital discharges with birth trauma injuries per 1,000 … Other birth injuries to skull
P101 Cerebral hemorrhage due to birth injury P132 Birth injury to femur … Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to birth
injury
P138 Birth injuries to other parts of skeleton
P104 … P109 Unspecified intracranial laceration and
hemorrhage due to birth injury
P148 Birth injuries … birth injuries
Birth trauma diagnosis codes: (BIRTHID)
July 2022 3 of 5
AHRQ QI™ ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/slides1.html
October 01, 2017 - The incidence of pressure injuries increased by 80% from 1995 to 2008. … Most pressure injuries are preventable. … How do you measure pressure injury rates and pressure injury prevention practices? … No clinician working alone can prevent pressure injuries. … Wound Care Team: Interdisciplinary group of experts who provide day-to-day care of skin and wound needs
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb134.jsp
May 01, 2012 - Because more than one type of injury may be recorded, the sum of specific types of injuries may exceed … Inpatient stays for animal-related injuries, by type of injury, 2009
Type of injury or accident … Most treat-and-release ED visits involved superficial injuries and contusions (33.0 percent), open wounds … 234: Crushing injury or internal injury
235: Open wound of head and trunk
236: Open wound of extremity … Bite Wounds and Infection.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/apc.html
October 01, 2017 - Wound Classification
Presented by Karen Zulkowski, D.N.S., RN. … This webinar discusses how to assess and measure a wound. … National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) Clinical Practice Guidelines specific to nutrition in wound … from regular pressure injuries. … injuries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-injuries-trauma-patients-literature-review
April 01, 2009 - Review
Missed injuries in trauma patients: a literature review. … Missed injuries in trauma patients: A literature review. … injuries being clinically significant. … Missed injuries in trauma patients: A literature review. … April 29, 2020
Surgeon commitment to trauma care decreases missed injuries.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/predictors-trauma-care_research-protocol.pdf
May 31, 2017 - , 2.5 million were due to
trauma complications and unspecified injuries.1 Pathways of care for trauma … with severe trauma (injury severity score > 15). … and Injuries"/
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