Example classification system: Appendix H

This resource from the Nation Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), is an example of a validated classification system used to classify pressure injuries.

Reference: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, (2024). Appendix H of Pressure injury management: Risk assessment, prevention and treatment - Fourth edition. Toronto, Canada: Author. pp. 102.

Source: © National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel September 2016.

 

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