Pressure injury location and management

Below is a body illustration highlighting parts that are common sites of skin breakdown. Click on these numbered body parts to access general advice on:

1. specific risks that place this area at risk of breakdown
2. management plan if a breakdown occurs over this site

It does not cover all aspects of the body. This information is generic, and clinicians can always contact QSCIS for advice and support as needed.

Occiput

1

Scapula

2

Elbow

3

Lateral Aspect of the Greater Trochanter

4

Posterior Aspect of the Greater Trochanter

5

Ischial tuberosity

6

Sacrum and coccyx

7

Natal cleft

8

Medial knee

9

Calcaneal

10

Posterior heel

11

Lateral medial malleoli

12

Toes

13