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Free Waterlow Calculator

Work out a Waterlow pressure ulcer risk score. Tick the answers and the total and risk band update as you go.

Waterlow — Pressure ulcer risk

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Build / weight for height
Skin type in risk areas — tick all that apply

Tick all that apply

Sex
Age
Recent weight loss
Eating poorly or lack of appetite
Continence
Mobility
Special risks — tissue malnutrition (if it applies) — tick all that apply

Tick all that apply

Neurological deficit (e.g. diabetes, MS, stroke, paraplegia)
Major surgery or trauma (up to 48 hours after) (if it applies) — tick all that apply
Medication (cytotoxics, long-term/high-dose steroids, anti-inflammatories)

Total score

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10 question(s) still to answer.

This is a screening prompt, not a diagnosis. Use clinical judgement, check the skin, and follow your local pressure ulcer prevention policy.

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