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Skin Tear Treatment Tips

To family caregivers, all wounds may look alike–messy, bloody, and scary. There are important differences, however, and knowing what kind of wound you are dealing with is the first step in proper treatment and prevention. This video describes how to care for skin tears and offers some suggestions for prevention. The simplest definition of a skin tear is a wound that separates the top layer of the skin from one or more of the underlying layers. This can happen in a lot of ways, for example, when the person bumps into furniture or scrapes an arm or leg trying to get up after a fall. Sometimes skin tears happen during a transfer from bed to chair or repositioning in bed. There are also other causes, such as medication side effects. Older adults are particularly vulnerable to skin tears because aging makes the skin thinner, less elastic, and more fragile. Most often skin tears occur on a person’s arms, or legs, but they can occur anywhere on the body. Because skin tears are so common and don’t require stitches, they may be considered minor injuries. However, they can be slow to heal and become painful and costly. Every skin tear should be treated as a potentially serious injury