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Prevent Tears In Ageing Skin
Learn how QV Gentle Wash
and QV Skin Lotion help
Two steps to help prevent tears
1. Cleanse with
QV Gentle Wash
2. Moisturise with
QV Skin Lotion
twice-daily
Annual chronic wound care
costs in Australia
1
$
2.85
Billion direct costs to
hospitals and aged care
facilities in 2010/11
The
economics impact
of skin tears
•
430 patients aged over 65 years who
were hospitalised
•
All patients received twice-daily
application of moisturiser (QV Skin Lotion)
on their arms and legs
•
Incidence of skin tears was compared to data
from an incidence survey from the hospital
45
%
Reduction in
skin tear patients
51
%
Reduction in
skin tears
Skin
tear prevention
studies findings
2