Evidence > Acute wounds > Traumatic wounds > Skin tears

Barrows, C., McQueeney, M., Lemiska, L.

Repair the tear – value analysis of a skin tear protocol. How CWCNs changed clinical and financial management of wounds for a homecare agency. Poster presentation at the 20th Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and the Wound Healing Society Meeting, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, 2007.

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Davies, P., Rippon, M.

Evidence review: the clinical benefits of Safetac technology in wound care. MA Healthcare Ltd, London, 2008.

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Meuleneire, F.

Skin tears. A simple procedure to reach an efficient treatment. Poster presentation at the European Wound Management Association conference, Granada, Spain, 2002.

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Meuleneire, F.

Using a soft silicone-coated net dressing to manage skin tears. J Wound Care 2002; 11: 10, 365-369.

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Meuleneire F.

Skin tear management. Accurate intervention to achieve an optimal result. Poster presentation at the European Wound Management Association conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2007.

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White, R.

Evidence for a traumatic soft silicone wound dressing use. Wounds UK 2005; 1: 3, 104-109.

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White, R.

A multinational survey of the assessment of pain when removing dressings. Wounds UK 2008; 4: 1, 14-22.

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Armstrong, L.

‘The patients are delighted at how quickly they have healed’. Nurse Times 2003; 99: 44, 36-37.

Beldon, P.

Mepitel: a non-adherent soft silicone wound dressing. Br J Nurse 1995; 4: 1, 51-55.

Beldon, P.

Classifying and managing pretibial lacerations in older people. Br J Nurse (Tissue Viability Supplement) 2008; 17: 11, S4-S18.

Kennedy-Evans, K.L.

An innovative solution for skin tears: a case study. Ostomy Wound Managent 2004; 50: 2, 9-10.

Nazarko, L.

Preventing and treating skin tears. Nurse Resident Care 2005; 7: 12, 549-550.

Wick, J.Y., Zanni, G.R.

Skin tears: prevention and treatment. Consult Pharm 2008; 23: 7, 508-518.

Battersby L.

Exploring best practice in the management of skin tears in older people. Nursing Times 2009; 105(16): 22-26.