Resources for preventing pressure damage from PPE during Covid-19 outbreak

EPUAP has set up an open Facebook group with resources and tips for avoiding pressure damage while wearing face masks and other PPE.   Search “COVID 19 and pressure ulcer prevention forum” on Facebook.

A lot of the information is published by Amit Geffin whose special editorial is published in the journal Wound Management & Prevention.  You can download it free from the  journal website, or the facebook group using the link below). 

 

https://www.facebook.com/download/1073229296375520/2020%20Gefen%20WMP%20Skin%20tears%20medical%20face%20masks%20and%20coronavirus%20NO%20WATERMARK.pdf?av=100001925444815&eav=AfbUEVT3_GleDyEusLLlsjWSbiFTJ0HuHuclWkgPlIl7W81d6vcz8WYUl12PvdAa75A&hash=Acp2kM1k88hH6PMy