Table 3 Reported skin tear injuries
Participant number | Age | Sex | Tear | Allocation | Care home resident | Date randomised | Time to injury (days) | Date of injury | Time of injury | Cause of injury | Wound surface area (cm2) | STAR grading | PAYNE-MARTIN grading | Wearing on legs at time of injury | Time taken to heal (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | 87 | M | 1 | Socks | Y | 14/11/13 | 8 | 22/11/13 | 20:50:00 | Fall | 1.1 | 1a | Ia | Nothing | 17 |
32 | 91 | M | 1 | Socks | Y | 08/04/14 | 95 | 12/07/14 | 19:20:00 | On Zimmer frame transferring from chair to bed | 1.4 | 1b | Ia | Trousers, non-intervention Socks | 10 |
*41 | 99 | F | 1 | Socks | Y | 01/05/14 | 45 | 15/06/14 | 15:00:00 | Unknown cause. Could not remember injury | 3.6 | 2b | IIb | Not known | 26 |
64 | 87 | F | 1 | Socks | Y | 02/07/14 | 39 | 10/08/14 | 01:00:00 | Fell out of bed | 3.1 | 2b | IIa | Non-intervention socks | 32 |
62 | 68 | M | 1 | Socks | N | 17/06/14 | 12 | 29/06/14 | 01:00:00 | Knocked R leg on door frame | 0.31 | 1a | Ia | Nothing | 8 |
65 | 73 | F | 1 | Socks | N | 03/07/14 | 32 | 04/08/14 | Unknown | Overnight | 2 | 2b | IIa | Nothing | 24 |
79 | 86 | M | 1 | Socks | N | 04/08/14 | 46 | 19/09/14 | Unknown | Penetrating wound | 0.2 | NK | NK | NK | 63 |
79 | 86 | M | 2 | Socks | N | 04/08/14 | 72 | 15/10/14 | 15:00:00 | Dropped a heavy loaded crate against leg | 0.31 | 3 | III | Trousers | 36 |
*85 | 81 | F | 1 | Socks | N | 17/09/14 | 39 | 26/10/14 | 13:00:00 | Brambles in garden dragged against leg | 4 | 1a | Ib | Intervention socks | 31 |
*85 | 81 | F | 2 | Socks | N | 17/09/14 | 43 | 30/10/14 | 09:00:00 | Knocked L shin against plant pot in garden | 1.6 | 2b | IIb | Trousers and intervention socks | 27 |
29 | 92 | M | 1 | Usual care | Y | 31/03/14 | 58 | 28/05/14 | Unknown | Unknown cause. Could not remember injury | 0.55 | 3 | III | Not known | 12 |
30 | 98 | M | 1 | Usual care | Y | 03/04/14 | 25 | 28/04/14 | Unknown | Knock to leg | 2 | 1a | Ib | Trousers | 17 |
46 | 86 | M | 1 | Usual care | Y | 08/05/14 | 1 | 09/05/14 | 18:30:00 | Fall on transfer from chair to bed | 0.8 | 1b | Ib | Trousers | 18 |
46 | 86 | M | 2 | Usual care | Y | 08/05/14 | 87 | 03/08/14 | 11:30:00 | Fall | 6.1 | 2a | IIa | Trousers | 23 |
47 | 94 | F | 1 | Usual care | Y | 12/05/14 | 1 | 13/05/14 | 11:45:00 | Unknown cause. Could not remember injury | 6.4 | 2b | IIb | Trousers | 27 |
47 | 94 | F | 2 | Usual care | Y | 12/05/14 | 107 | 27/08/14 | 15:30:00 | Whilst using bathroom | 2.2 | 1b | Ia | Non-intervention socks | 13 |
47 | 94 | F | 3 | Usual care | Y | 12/05/14 | 108 | 28/08/14 | 10:00:00 | Unknown cause. Could not remember injury | 1.2 | 2b | IIa | Non-intervention socks | 12 |
75 | 86 | F | 1 | Usual care | Y | 24/07/14 | 12 | 05/08/14 | 15:00:00 | Knocked leg on edge of sharp object. Refused tracing. | Unknown | 1b | Ib | Nothing | 180 |
55 | 73 | F | 1 | Usual care | N | 10/06/14 | 83 | 01/09/14 | 08:30:00 | Fell on slippery surface | 0.32 | 3 | III | Trousers | 15 |
55 | 73 | F | 2 | Usual care | N | 10/06/14 | 106 | 24/09/14 | 14:00:00 | Dropped a cardboard box against leg | 0.4 | 2b | Ib | Trousers | 36 |
57 | 88 | M | 1 | Usual care | N | 12/06/14 | 100 | 20/09/14 | 14:00:00 | Caught R shin on edge of a door | 0.5 | 3 | III | Shorts | 20 |
59 | 82 | M | 1 | Usual care | N | 17/06/14 | 31 | 18/07/14 | Unknown | Knocked leg in garden | 0.5 | 2a | III | Trousers | 10 |
70 | 83 | M | 1 | Usual care | N | 14/07/14 | 6 | 20/07/14 | Unknown | Fingernails on pulling up socks | 2.2 | 2a | IIa | Nothing | 24 |
70 | 83 | M | 2 | Usual care | N | 14/07/14 | 32 | 15/08/14 | 11:35:00 | On wine rack whilst walking past | 2 | 2a | IIa | Nothing | 11 |
70 | 83 | M | 3 | Usual care | N | 14/07/14 | 46 | 29/08/14 | 09:30:00 | Brushed against bed frame | 2.8 | 2b | IIa | Nothing | 17 |
70 | 83 | M | 4 | Usual care | N | 14/07/14 | 46 | 29/08/14 | 15:30:00 | Whilst mowing lawn | 2.6 | 2b | IIa | Non-intervention socks | 17 |
70 | 83 | M | 5 | Usual care | N | 14/07/14 | 54 | 06/09/14 | 15:00:00 | Knocked leg whilst gardening | 1.9 | 2b | IIa | Trousers | 13 |
70 | 83 | M | 6 | Usual care | N | 14/07/14 | 59 | 11/09/14 | 02:30:00 | In bed pulling sheets over self | 2.75 | 3 | III | Nothing | 20 |
70 | 83 | M | 7 | Usual care | N | 14/07/14 | 65 | 17/09/14 | 15:00:00 | Fell in garden | 15.5 | 2b | IIa | Shorts | 29 |
70 | 83 | M | 8 | Usual care | N | 14/07/14 | 65 | 17/09/14 | 15:00:00 | Fell in garden | 33.1 | 3 | III | Shorts | 29 |
89 | 71 | F | 1 | Usual care | N | 01/10/14 | 63 | 03/12/14 | 11:00:00 | Knocked leg on edge of recycling bin | 1.3 | 1a | Ib | Trousers | 14 |