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When a pressure injury needs urgent attention
Pressure injuries can worsen quietly. New odor, spreading redness, fever, increasing pain, heavy drainage, dark tissue, or sudden change in mental status should move quickly to a clinician.
Wound care has to work where life actually happens.
In the home. In the facility. After discharge. Around adult children, tired caregivers, short-staffed teams, transportation problems, diabetes, mobility limits, nutrition, and the quiet fear that a wound is getting away from everyone.
Pressure injuries can worsen quietly. New odor, spreading redness, fever, increasing pain, heavy drainage, dark tissue, or sudden change in mental status should move quickly to a clinician.
Gateway Wound Care serves families, facilities, home health agencies, discharge planners, and physicians across St. Louis, Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Ballwin, St. Charles, O'Fallon, Florissant, Fenton, Arnold, and the surrounding metro.
Good wound care depends on consistent measurements, clear escalation, documentation, caregiver communication, and the right clinical setting. If a wound is worsening or the patient appears acutely ill, seek urgent medical attention.