Stage 1 Bedsore Pressure Sore

Stage 1 bedsore or pressure sore is the most superficial, indicated by non blanchable redness that does not subside after pressure is relieved. A Stage 1 bedsore is visually similar to reactive hyperemia (a technical term for excessive redness) seen in skin after prolonged application of pressure.

Stage 1 pressure ulcers can be distinguished from reactive hyperemia in two ways:

a) reactive hyperemia resolves itself within 3/4 of the time pressure was applied, and

b) reactive hyperemia blanches when pressure is applied, whereas a Stage I pressure ulcer does not.

The skin may be hotter or cooler than normal, have an odd texture, or perhaps be painful to the patient. Although easy to identify on a light-skinned patient, ulcers on darker-skinned individuals may show up as shades of purple or blue in comparison to lighter skin tones.

Also See:

Stage 2 Bedsore Pictures

Stage 3 Bedsore Pictures

Stage 4 Bedsore Pictures