Woolprotec Medical Sheepskin

A clinically proven intervention for the prevention of pressure ulcers for use in Hospitals and Nursing Homes



Today, each and every Hospital or Nursing Home has a Pressure Ulcer Prevention & Risk Management Guideline to follow, because nursing home or hospital acquired pressure ulcers significantly reduce the quality of life of patients, they increase the cost of patient care as well as length of hospital stay. Prevalence studies in some Australian acute-care hospitals have found their prevalence to range as high as 37%. Nursing home figures are suspected to be even higher, private nursing home data, is difficult to validate.

Woolprotec Medical Sheepskin has been specifically designed and developed for this very problem, it is an affordable, natural and proven pressure intervention and with proper care can be used many times in the hospital situation. CSIRO Brochure

A recent randomized controlled trial found that the use of this Woolprotec Medical Sheepskin reduced the incidence of pressure ulcers by 68% compared to standard practice in 297 elderly orthopaedic patients.


Woolprotec is your Hospital or Nursing Care Answer:

Professional health clinicians agree the main causes of tissue breakdown are still:
  • Pressure = Woolprotec is a natural Proven Pressure Reduction Device
  • Friction & Shearing = Woolprotec natural properties Prevent Skin Shearing, Reduce Friction.
  • Moisture = Woolprotec naturally absorbs 34% dry weight, never feeling damp.
Woolprotec Medical Sheepskins are:
  • CE marked for EU distribution - Class 1 Medical Device
  • TGA approved - FDA registered


According to the Australian Medical Journal - the "most important feature of pressure ulcers is that 95% are preventable." AMJ-April 2004

Yet it is a fact, market research shows that Pressure Ulcers cost billions of dollars each year. Australia spends over $350million annually on hospital acquired pressure ulcers, USA 3.2B dollars and the UK2.2B pounds. Healthcare facilities must bear high costs of further hospitalization costs but health clinicians agree, the patient suffers the most. Fiscally we are all left in the red, Hospital - Nursing Home - Patient - Community.

Woolprotec Clinical Evidence
Published trials in the Australian Medical Journal Aril 2004 report on the efficiency and cost saving benefits of using Woolprotec Medical Sheepskin to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired pressure ulcers AMJ. Open and randomized controlled trials have been run and managed in teaching hospitals with professional staff with a wealth of experience, education & training to record the clinical evidence presented to you. Preventing Pressure Ulcers with Australian Medical Sheepskin AMJ.The Role of Sheepskins in Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Elderly Orthopaedic Patients Primary Intention article. CSIRO Brochure.

If you are a decision maker regarding patient care in a hospital or nursing home anywhere in the world, you see the excruciating pain of something that is 95% preventable. Woolprotec Medical sheepskin is specifically designed for commercial hospital and nursing home use.
FACT: Woolprotec is affordable will save your nursing home money, every hospital acquired pressure ulcer increases hospital stay by a minimum of 4.5 extra hospital days.
FACT: Woolprotec is an effective pressure intervention, easy to use over trolley beds chairs, portable for staff, gently and naturally cares for your patients.

As a marketer of this specially produced Woolprotec Medical Sheepskin I am always amazed at the things I learn from our research. Usually, clinicians are presented with evidence that comes from the manufacturer. In the case of Woolprotec Medical Sheepskin, it carries the weight of Australian Standards AS4480.1, CSIRO Australian Commonwealth Scientific Institute & Research Organisation responsible for R&D, professional clinicians who have given their personal time to research and document trials. "One of the most remarkable devices available for pressure ulcer prevention is the Australian Medical Sheepskin." Prof Donald MacLellan founder of Aust. Wound Care Foundation


Woolprotec What's the Difference

At the simplest level - there is an enormous difference between sitting or lying on a mattress with a 30mm pile depth sheepskin. Pressure on bony prominences, such as,patient's back, heels and elbows is considerably reduced.

From a physical point of view a woolskin deformed or "this give or deformation with the sheepskin is natural and of valuable benefit to know, because each of those little fibres give instant support and this is due to the weight of a patient, so it quickly supports a greater area of patient's skin than a mattress interface - the force per unit area on the patient's skin is therefore less on the sheepskin resulting in pressure reduction.

Today, most major hospitals have introduced 'High Density Foam' mattress, an excellent decision, however, this new man made technology requires warmth from the patient to react, whereas, Woolprotec instantly reduces pressure for mobility impaired patients regardless of a patients' good or bad circulation or extended patient problems.

Woolprotec Thermal Disinfection

Safe for your Nursing Home or Hospital Facility because they are the only sheepskin in the world that can meet thermal disinfection control standards.



Woolprotec Medical Sheepskin's performance is arguably the most demanding made of any leather product. This sheep skin has the capacity to continuously cycle through a commercial laundry regime at a temperature of 80 degree Celsius is the result of the research carried out by CSIRO and the AS 4480.1 applied to this medical device.

At these high temperatures, thermal disinfection is achieved and the tanning technology provides a stable leather for a long life over many Wash/Dry cycles. Test results indicate 50+ cycles when washed to the AS4480.1 laundry standard procedure. This laundering standard is extremely important for hospitals - with more multi-resistant organisms emerging in our hospital and nursing home environments, and a higher degree of patient susceptibility, thermal disinfection helps prevent cross-infection.

Woolprotec Designed & Researched for Hospital & Nursing Homes

It is common practice in international medical literature to use the term 'sheepskin' to describe a whole range of products that often bear no resemblance to real sheepskins, most sheepskin products are incorrectly described and are in fact, imitation knit fabrics and in most cases 100% synthetic. Consequently a large number of patients are sitting or lying on synthetic pieces of fabric that provide no real benefit.



This rigorous woolskin specification cannot be replicated by man. Each Woolprotec skin has between 4-6,000 fibres per sq centimeter, each of these fibres act like little springs an bounce back into place. A hospital or nursing home patient can use a skin for up to 4 days without bottoming out,Woolprotec sheepskins are urine resistant, this gives Woolprotec skins a long service life.

Woolprotec Prevention is the Best Solution

Woolprotec is a natural yet innovative product specifically researched and designed for 'At Risk" patients care in hospitals and nursing homes.

Research tells us, by simply using this sheepskin raises the awareness of your staff caring for 'at risk' patients in nursing homes or hospitals, especially as stage 1 ulcers are notoriously difficult to diagnose.

Woolprotec gives instant comfort and reduces the patients' need for constant repositioning - pressure reduction is instant and provides protection to frail skin against shearing and friction.

Nursing Homes & Hospitals are plagued by costly litigation much of this from relatives of patients that have nursing home or hospital acquired pressure ulcers. Published trials for Woolprotec Medical Sheepskin clearly states "this sheepskin reduced the incidence of pressure ulcers by 68% compared to standard practice." Make Woolprotec Medical Sheepskin part of your 'standard practice' in your nursing for truly cost effective pressure ulcer prevention.
The performance criteria for Woolprotec Medical Sheepskin is the most demanding in the world it is recognized by professional health care as a genuine class 1 medical device. Woolprotec is authorized with AS4480.1, CE Marked, TGA & FDA approved.

Care for your Woolprotec Sheepskin - Its Easy Machine Washable

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