Pressure ulcers in pediatric patients is an area of patient
safety that has been somewhat overlooked by the medical
community. While children also suffer from pressure ulcers,
there has been much less pediatric research done to review the
prevalence, incidence and risk factors associated with pressure
ulcers. NICHQ has always placed patient safety at the forefront
of the many healthcare issues it takes on. In this section,
clinicians can find a “how-to-guide” to prevent hospital-
acquired pressure ulcers, as well as several tools to use in
their clinical setting. Tools for Preventing Pressure Ulcers in
Pediatric Clinical Settings As part of the Institute for
Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) 5 Million Lives Campaign, NICHQ
facilitated the pediatric node, known as The Pediatric Affinity
Group. The Pediatric Affinity Group created tools to provide
support for the pediatric community and to help build a robust
knowledge exchange with the aim of purging harm from children’s
healthcare. These tools are supplements tha