Wound Bed Scanning

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Take note of:

Details

1

Wound Orientation

Use the clock as a guide, with 12:00 pointing to the patient’s head and 06:00 pointing to the feet. (The wound need not be within the clock face.)

When measuring wounds on the dorsum of the feet, consider the Toes as 06:00 and Heel as 12:00.

When measuring wounds on the plantar of the feet, consider the Toes as 12:00 and Heel as 06:00.

2

Centre Positioning of the white cross

Position the white cross at the center of the wound. Ensure that the wound is completely shown within the screen.

3

Camera Positioning

Ensure that the device and wound are parallel to each other.If the device is too tilted, it may cause an inaccurate wound evaluation. Ensure to also avoid shadow overcast. 

4

Distance from Wound 

Position the device approximately 20 cm (further away for larger wounds) away from the wound. User may refer to the value at the bottom left to check the distance. Ensure that the camera is not too close or too far from  the wound. If the camera is too close or too far, a red popup will appear at the bottom of the screen reading “Please keep the device within the valid distance range”.

The green button to take the wound image will also disappear.

Check that the distance is at a stable value before taking the image. This helps ensure that the image taken is not blurry.

5

Wound Bed Overlay

Ensure that there is a translucent orange overlay on the wound (if using the live wound bed automatic function). Check that the overlay is aligned properly with the edges of the wound.

6

Steadiness when taking Wound Image

Ensure that your hands are not shaking and the wound image is in focus. Use two hands and the phone cover ring (if available) to steady the device.