Which description corresponds to stage 2 pressure ulcer?

Which description corresponds to stage 2 pressure ulcer?

• A. Red pink wound with no sloughing
• B. Blister, abrasion, shallow open ulcer
• C. Full thickness skin loss with visible fat
• D. Exposed bone

Answer: (A)

Stage 2 pressure ulcers are partial-thickness skin losses with exposure of the dermis. The defining sign is a wound bed that is pink or red and moist, indicating viable tissue, and there is no slough or necrotic tissue. This surface can appear as a shallow open ulcer or a ruptured blister. If tissue loss goes deeper, you’d be looking at full-thickness loss with visible fat (Stage 3) or exposed bone/muscle (Stage 4). So the description of a red pink wound bed with no slough fits Stage 2 best.

Stage 2 pressure ulcers are partial-thickness skin losses with exposure of the dermis. The defining sign is a wound bed that is pink or red and moist, indicating viable tissue, and there is no slough or necrotic tissue. This surface can appear as a shallow open ulcer or a ruptured blister. If tissue loss goes deeper, you’d be looking at full-thickness loss with visible fat (Stage 3) or exposed bone/muscle (Stage 4). So the description of a red pink wound bed with no slough fits Stage 2 best.