Skin tears are traumatic wounds that can affect anyone from older adults and the critically ill, to paediatric and premature neonatal populations. These wounds are painful. Left untreated, they can develop into complex wounds, become chronic and cause further complications. Consequently, skin tears can be a drain on resources, costs and clinician time.
The Mölnlycke Advantage Programme aims to give insights and training that may be needed to drive change and advance patient outcomes within your healthcare organisation. Check out and Register for the Skin Tears related materials below:
Downloadable resources
- Treating Skin tears brochure (5.2 MB)
Useful external links
Read more about Skin tears
Understand Skin tears, It's epidemiology, aetiology and the role of dressings in the management of skin tears.