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Pressure injury location on the body

Pressure injury location on the body

Owned by Sydney Edlund
Last updated: Sept 26, 2022
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Description

Location of the pressure injury on the body.

On-Screen Instructions

Select all that apply to the specific pressure injury being reported.

Field Type

Responses

  • Ankle

  • Back

  • Back of head

  • Buttock

  • Coccyx

  • Elbow

  • Heel

  • Hip

  • Knee

  • Sacrum

  • Shoulder

  • Thigh

  • Other (please describe)

Guide for Use

History

Start Date

2012

End Date

n/a

Change History

November 2018: updated language from “pressure ulcer” to “pressure injury.”

Field Name

pu_location

 

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