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LEVELS OF PRESSURE SORE RISK<br />

USING BRADEN SCALE<br />

MILD RISK 15-18<br />

18<br />

MODERATE RISK 13-14<br />

14<br />

HIGH RISK 10-12<br />

12<br />

VERY HIGH RISK > 9<br />

Incidence of Ulcers With <strong>Risk</strong><br />

Assessment Based Prevention<br />

Horn, Ashton, Tracy,<br />

l994.<br />

Decrease ulcers to<br />

near zero in ‘94 & ‘95<br />

Saved $1.2 million<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

0 1 2 3 4<br />

92<br />

93<br />

<strong>Braden</strong> <strong>Scale</strong> Translations<br />

– Chinese<br />

– Japanese<br />

– Thai<br />

– Korean<br />

– Croatian<br />

– Icelandic<br />

– Dutch<br />

– French<br />

– Italian<br />

– German<br />

– Spanish<br />

– Portuguese<br />

Portugal<br />

Brazil<br />

10

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