Blanching Apple©️ (BA01) ex VAT

The Blanching Apple changes colour, from red to white when pressed with a warm hand or finger. The thermogenic paint used on the apple is heat sensitive from 35 degrees.

To be used as a educational tool only to mimic/visual representation of a blanching test or a capillary refill rest.

Category 1 Pressure ulcer defined as non blanching Erythema, this is

Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localized area usually over a bony prominence. Darkly pigmented skin may not have visible blanching; its color may differ from the surrounding area.

The area may be painful, firm, soft, warmer or cooler as compared to adjacent tissue.

PLEASE NOTE A Category 1 pressure ulcer be difficult to detect in individuals with dark skin tones.

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

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