Bedsore Stages
There are four classifications of pressure injuries which indicate the severity of the ulcer. Pressure injuries are classified according to stages and each stage of a bedsore represents a greater degree of tissue and skin damage than the stage before it.
Stage 1
Presents as an area of persistent defined redness of intact skin, usually over a bony prominence.
Stage 2
Presents as an abrasion or ruptured fluid filled blister involving partial skin loss.
Stage 3
The wound is open where subcutaneous fat is visible; however bone, muscle and tendon are not visible.
Stage 4
Wound is deep with full thickness tissue loss. Muscle, tendon and bone are visible.
Unstageable
Unstageable bedsores are wounds with substantial skin or tissue loss, and accepted as either a Stage III or Stage IV pressure wound. The actual depth of the wound cannot be determined because a gel-like substance known as “slough” and dead tissue called “eschar” obscure the wound’s severity.
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