As the first of its kind specific to skin and wound problems, this study resulted in a body map of the type and location of skin and wound lesions found in skilled nursing facilities. Data from 23,453 wounds were used. The most common wound types were: 

• Abrasion (8792/23,453, 37.49%)
• Pressure ulcers (4089/23,453, 17.43%)
• Surgical wounds (3107/23,453, 13.25%)
• Skin tears (2206/23,453, 9.41%)
• Moisture-associated skin damage (959/23,453, 4.09%)

The most common skin and wound locations were the:

• Coccyx (962/23,453, 4.10%)
• Right forearm (853/23,453, 3.64%)
• Left forearm (841/23,453, 3.59%)
• Sacrum (818/23,453, 3.49%)

This study represents how analysis of specialized electronic medical records can be used to generate insights to educate and inform where to focus efforts to prevent injuries from occurring, not only from retrospective database analysis but also in near real-time.

Read more: https://derma.jmir.org/2018/2/e11875/