3.11 Case 1

Module 1 – Biomechanics of PU/PI and risk assessment 3. Identification of patient risk factors 3.11 Case 1

Below follow three cases, capturing most of the risk factors we have been gone through. Read the cases and answer the follow-up questions.

Case 1

In your clinical practice, you meet Lisa. Lisa is admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases with an urosepsis. She has a suprapubic catheter. Lisa is 57 years old, weighs 66 kg, and is 157cm tall and she has a spinal cord injury because of a car accident 12 years ago. She is currently very weak because of fever. She normally conducts a manual transfer individually with the assistance of a slide board.

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