title: SCALE wounds: unavoidable pressure injury.
abstract: Skin Changes at Life's End (SCALE) wounds include wounds of many underlying etiologies that accompany the dying process. These wounds occur due to unmodifiable intrinsic and extrinsic factors unique to each individual. This article describes the case of a dying patient who sustained a skin tear that deteriorated into a SCALE wound that meets the criteria for a National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel unavoidable pressure injury.
authors: Wound and Skin Care Consultant; email:dlkrasner@aol.com.
authors: Diane L
authors: DL
authors: Krasner
authors: State University of NY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
authors: Thomas P
authors: TP
authors: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002081:Buttocks / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000473:pathology*; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing