Undertake agreed pressure area care Unit 4222-229 Outcome 1: Describe the anatomy and physiology of the skin condition to skin breakdown and the development of pressure sores. Q1.1 Skin is the largest organ of the body, covering and protecting the entire surface of the body. The total surface area of skin is around 3000 sq inches or roughly around 19,355 sq cm depending on age, height, and body size. The skin, along with its derivatives, nails, hair, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands forms the integumentary system. Besides providing protection to the body the skin has a host of other functions to be performed like regulating body temperature, immune protection, sensations of touch, heat, cold, and pain through the sensory nerve endings, communicating with external openings of numerous other body systems like digestive system, urogenital system, and respiratory system via mucous membranes.The skin is primarily composed of three layers.
Unit 229 Undertake agreed pressure area care Outcome 1: Understand the anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to pressure area care 1.1 Describe The Anatomy and Physiology Of The Skin In Relation To Skin Breakdown and The Development Of Pressure Sores The skin is the largest organ of the body, covering and protecting the entire surface of the body. The total surface area of skin is around 3000 sq inches or roughly around 19,355 sq cm depending on age, height, and body size. The skin, along with its derivatives, nails, hair, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands forms the integumentary system. Besides providing protection to the body the skin has alot of other functions to be performed like making body temperature, immune protection, sensations of touch, heat, cold, and pain through the sensory nerve endings, communicating with external openings of numerous other body systems like digestive system, urogenital system, and respiratory system via mucous membranes. The skin is composed of three layers.
The skin then breaks and pressure ulcers form 2. The parts of the body most at risk of developing pressure ulcers are in direct contact with a supporting surface, such as a bed or a wheelchair. These might be: * Shoulders or shoulder blades * Elbows * Back of the head * Rims of ears * Knees, ankles, heels or toes * Spine * Tail bone (the small bone at the bottom of the spine) 3. Some of the factors that can put an individual at risk of developing pressure sores are: * Poor nutrition or hydration * A health condition that limits the blood supply(diabetes and peripheral arterial disease) making the skin vulnerable to bruising and damage * Poor mobility * Age * Urine or bowel incontinence 4. By using incorrect moving and handling techniques one might put residents at risk.
Ligaments support and stabalize the an individuals joints. A strain is an injury that occurs to a muscle and/or tendon. Tendons are fibrous cords of tissue, which connect muscles to bone (Muscle of the Foot and Ankle, n.d). 2. What bones form the articulation (joint) of the ankle?
Agreed Pressure Area Care Pressure area care helps to reduce the amount of pressure sore formation. In my workplace, most of my residents are at risk of developing pressure sores. I will describe the physiology of pressure sores, and what I do in my care to prevent these. Pressure sores, also known as pressure ulcers or bedsores, are caused by unrelieved pressure and friction to the skin. When external pressure is put on the skin, the pressure of the capillaries under the skin increases causing them to occlude.
Unit 4222-229 Undertake agreed pressure area care (HSC 2024) 1.1 Pressure sores or decubitus ulcers are the result of a constant deficiency of blood to the tissues over a bony area such as a heel which may have been in contact with a bed or a splint over an extended period of time. The surface of the skin can ulcerate which may become infected. 1.2 Common pressure points on the body include the sacrum, hip bone areas, and the ankle and heel. Less common sites include the elbows, spine, ribs, and back of the head. Pressure sores may also result from friction caused by your skin rubbing against another surface, or when two layers of skin slide on each other, moving in opposite directions and causing damage to the underlying tissue.
When someone sprains an ankle there will be swelling, bruising and tenderness and the pain will be at the lateral part of the ankle and sometimes at the medial part. The ankle is a hinge joint and articulates from three bones, which are the talus, tibia, and fibula. (1. Heck) The ligaments support the ankles stability and when someone has recurrent ankle sprains it is likely that they could lose their normal kinematics. (6 Maughan) Muscles that cause
Identifying skin changes and limb swelling The skin is often referred to as the largest body organ and serves as the main protective barrier to prevent damage to internal tissues from trauma, ultraviolet light, temperature variations, toxins and bacteria. Each component of the skin has a role to play in protecting the body. The skin consists of two main layers, the epidermis or outer layer and the dermis which lies beneath the epidermis. Collagen and elastin are major components of the skin; they help to give support, strength and elasticity to the skin. As we age individual components within the skin decline in a variety of ways and the skin is less able to function normally.
2024 Undertake Agreed Pressure Area Care 1.1.1 The anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to skin breakdown and the development of pressure sores. The skin is the largest organ of the body and it acts as a waterproof protector for all the internal organs and it consist of four distinct layers: The epidermis, the basement membrane zone, the dermis and the subcutaneous layer. The epidermis which is the outer layer and is a protective multilayered self renewing structure which varies in thickness depending on which part of the body it covers under this the dermis, this is a layer of connective tissue which provides the skins elasticity and strength, it also contains sensory nerve endings, blood and lymph vessels, sebaceous and sweat glands. Under this layer is the subcutaneous fat layer; this separates the skin from the underlying bone and muscle with rich blood supply it also serves as an insulator and energy store. Pressure ulcers develop when a large amount of pressure is applied to an area of skin over a short period of time.
The skin is the largest organ of the body. It covers and protects the entire surface of the body. It provides protection to the body and regulates body temperature, aids immune protection, sensation of touch, heat, cold and pain. Skin is divided into layers of epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layer. Each layer has its own function and importance in maintaining the integrity of the skin and thereby the whole body structure.