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Resources

Wound-care guides for patients and care teams.

Direct, practical information for people managing a wound and professionals sending or coordinating a referral.

Patients and families

Preparing, monitoring and knowing when to call.

How to prepare for a first wound-care visitPatients and familiesMobile wound care at home: what to expectPatients and familiesDiabetic foot wounds: when to call and what to sharePatients and familiesA caregiver guide to pressure injuriesPatients and familiesWound VAC care at home: the basicsPatients and familiesSkin graft and donor-site aftercare basicsPatients and familiesCompression therapy basics for leg woundsPatients and familiesHow to track wound changes between visitsPatients and familiesHow to organize wound-care supplies at homePatients and familiesWhen a wound is not healing: practical next stepsPatients and familiesWound warning signs that need prompt medical reviewPatients and familiesQuestions to ask after hospital discharge with a woundPatients and families

Referral sources

Referral, documentation and handoff guides.

What to include in a wound-care referralReferral sourcesWound-care referral checklist for discharge plannersReferral sourcesHow mobile wound care works with home healthReferral sourcesFacility wound rounds: when a recurring model helpsReferral sourcesSharing wound records and photographs securelyReferral sourcesWhen wound care needs vascular, podiatry or surgical escalationReferral sourcesA practical wound-documentation checklistReferral sources