Wound management resources
CSI resource kit
- Book 1 – CSI Guide and Resource Pack (PDF file, 5.3 MB)
- Book 2 – Wound Dressing Guide (PDF file, 2.8 MB)
- Web resource – Promoting Healthy Skin Self Education Package
Evidence based guidelines summaries
Evidence based guidelines summaries provide a compilation of the evidence as it relates to the assessment, management and prevention of each wound type. Note the documents are based on an evidence review carried out in Dec 2019.
- Skin care evidence based guidelines summary (PDF file, 106 KB)
- Skin tears evidence based guidelines summary (PDF file, 100 KB)
- Venous leg ulcers evidence based guidelines summary (PDF file, 156 KB)
- Arterial leg ulcers evidence based guidelines summary (PDF file, 134 KB)
- Diabetic foot ulcers evidence based guidelines summary (PDF file, 119 KB)
- Pressure injuries evidence based guidelines summary (PDF file, 147 KB)
- Wound care evidence based guidelines summary (PDF file, 113 KB)
- Nutrition and wound healing evidence based guidelines summary (PDF file, 99 KB).
- Surgical wounds evidence based guidelines summary (PDF file, 112 KB).
Brochures for health professionals
These brochures have been developed for health professionals and can be used as a reference guide for each wound type.
- Arterial leg ulcers brochure for health professionals (PDF file, 599 KB)
- Skin tears brochure for health professionals (PDF file, 694 KB)
- Venous leg ulcers brochure for health professionals (PDF file, 635 KB)
- Diabetic foot ulcers brochure for health professionals (PDF file, 500 KB)
- Pressure injuries brochure for health professionals (PDF file, 575 KB)
- Wound care brochure for health professionals (PDF file, 565 KB)
- Nutrition and wound healing brochure for health professionals (PDF file, 558 KB)
- Wound assessment brochure for health professionals (PDF file, 556 KB)
- Surgical wounds brochure for health professionals (PDF file, 602 KB)
Brochures for clients, families and carers
- Skin care brochure for clients, families and carers (PDF file, 521 KB)
- Skin tears brochure for clients, families and carers (PDF file, 660 KB)
- Venous leg ulcers brochure for clients, families and carers (PDF file, 575 KB)
- Arterial leg ulcers brochure for clients, families and carers (PDF file, 789 KB)
- Diabetic foot ulcers brochure for clients, families and carers (PDF file, 607 KB)
- Pressure injuries brochure for clients, families and carers (PDF file, 763 KB)
- Wound care brochure for clients, families and carers (PDF file, 824 KB)
- Nutrition and wound healing brochure for clients, families and carers (PDF file, 790 KB)
- Surgical wounds brochure for clients, families and carers (PDF file, 608 KB)
Tip sheets
Tip sheets provide clients, family and carers with a simple list of do’s and don’ts for each wound type.
- All tip sheets combined (PDF file, 2.2MB)
- Skin care tip sheet (PDF file, 262 KB)
- Skin tears tip sheet (PDF file, 247 KB)
- Venous leg ulcers tip sheet (PDF file, 254 KB)
- Arterial leg ulcers tip sheet (PDF file, 253 KB)
- Diabetic foot ulcers tip sheet (PDF file, 233 KB)
- Pressure injuries tip sheet (PDF file, 255 KB)
- Wound care tip sheet (PDF file, 263 KB)
- Nutrition and hydration tip sheet (PDF file, 298 KB)
- Compression stockings tip sheet (PDF file, 253 KB)
- Surgical wounds tip sheet (PDF file, 249 KB)
Role descriptions
Role descriptions provide a simple list of functions and requirements for each role category.
- Registered nurse role descriptions (PDF file, 147.11 KB)
- Enrolled nurse role descriptions (PDF file, 168.54 KB)
- Personal care worker role descriptions (PDF file, 169.7 KB)
Flow charts
These flowcharts provide an outline of the various stages of wound management.
- Arterial leg ulcer flow chart (PDF file, 210 KB)
- Diabetic foot ulcer flow chart (PDF file, 179 KB)
- Pressure injury flow chart (PDF file, 211 KB)
- Skin tear management flow chart (PDF file, 355 KB)
- Venous leg ulcer flow chart (PDF file, 303 KB)