2 Evidence based nursing Outline of Clinical Issue Brief description Pressure injuries occur due to a breach in the skin as a result of unrelieved pressure on tissues that have been pressed between an external hard surface and a bone. The predominance of skin breakdown and pressure injuries (PI's) has turned into a standard by which emergency clinics are assessed and surveyed, with the advancement of PI's perceived as a patient wellbeing issue as they can expand bleakness and mortality. Prevalence and incidence rate