Early Identification of Suspected Deep Tissue Injury (sDTI)

The purpose of this study is to further clarify existing research on the early
identification and documentation of suspected deep tissue injury (sDTI). Basic principles of
physiology along with prior research suggests that sDTI has quantifiable amounts of heat (or
lack thereof) relative to surrounding tissue that will exhibit characteristic thermal
signatures (temperature). These signatures will be measured and quantitatively recorded
using long-wave infrared thermography (LWIT) to not only identify sDTI, but to also learn
more about their pathophysiological evolution. Additionally, the LWIT physiological data
will be cross-compared to the gold standard of visual assessment and other current standards
of wound evaluation.