Meredith Sharp joins Dr. Lee Ruotsi to explore what makes pediatric pressure injury prevention different—and how to do it better.
Preventing pressure injuries in children isn’t just about scaling down adult care plans. In this episode, Dr. Lee Ruotsi is joined by Meredith Sharp, a certified wound ostomy nurse with years of experience in pediatric trauma and outpatient family medicine. They dig into why pediatric patients face unique challenges in pressure injury prevention and what caregivers can do differently.
Meredith talks about how pressure injuries in kids are most often device-related, why standard devices aren’t always pediatric-friendly, and what clinicians should know about microclimate control, gestational age, and skin anatomy. They also discuss the importance of family education and the role of parent involvement in safe repositioning.
This conversation offers real, practical strategies to help protect vulnerable pediatric patients, whether you’re working in a NICU, PICU, or outpatient setting.
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