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1
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Stage II

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  • partial thickness loss of skin

- may be blister or open ulcer w/ red or pink wound bed

2
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Stage III

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  • full-thickness tissue loss
  • subcutaneous fat exposed if present
  • may have undermining and tunneling
3
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Stage IV

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  • same as Stage III w/ exposure of bone, muscle, or tendon
4
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Stage V (Unstageable)

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  • full-thickness tissue loss w/ slough and/or eschar in wound bed
5
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Stage I

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  • skin intact

- nonblanchable redness