| What are the different stages of wounds? |
| Stage one: |
| · The skin is still intact, but there will be an observable alteration in color. It will appear as a persistent redness on fair skin and a purplish or blue patches on darker skin. |
| Stage Two: |
| · The skin is partially broken. It can look like an abrasion, blister or shallow crater. |
| Stage Three: |
| · The ulcer presents as a deep crater. This is full thickness skin loss with damage to subcutaneous tissue. |
| Stage Four: |
| This is a full thickness skin loss with extensive destruction, tissue necrosis, or damage to |