Quick Guide: Safe To Compress

Share this article

Quick Guide: Safe To Compress

Supported by medi UK
19 May 2020

Any patient with a lower limb wound must undergo holistic assessment, so that treatment can be started as early as possible.1 This particularly applies to leg ulcers, which can be defined as ‘a break on the skin, which fails to heal within 2 weeks’. 

Assessment can establish the aetiology of the ulcer to help plan appropriate treatment. Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are the most common type of leg ulcer, accounting for more than 90% of all cases, and can develop after a minor injury. 

All too often, venous leg ulcers are treated with suboptimal compression levels. This Quick Guide offers a 3-step management approach to VLUs, giving you the confidence to safely compress. Good compression is the effective treatment required to achieve healing.

Free for all healthcare professionals

Sign up to the Wounds Group journals





By clicking ‘Subscribe’, you are agreeing that the Wounds Group are able to email you periodic newsletters. You may unsubscribe from these at any time. Your info is safe with us and we will never sell or trade your details. For information please review our privacy policy.

Are you a healthcare professional? This website is for healthcare professionals only. To continue, please confirm that you are a healthcare professional below.

We use cookies responsibly to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your browser settings, we’ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this website. Read about how we use cookies.

I am not a healthcare professional.