Deep Tissue Injury

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PressureNon-pressure
Stage 1 – non-blanching erythema of intact skinSkin breakdown
Stage 2 – abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss with exposed epidermis/dermisExposed fat
Stage 3 – full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissueMuscle necrosis
Stage 4 – necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon or boneBone necrosis
Unstageable – obscured, full thickness skin and tissue loss, depth unknownUnstageable
Cannot be determinedCannot be determined

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