Stage 2 pressure sore is characterized by which finding?

• A. Skin intact with a localized area of nonblanchable erythema (redness that does not blanch when pressed)
• B. Exposed dermis, pink or red, moist, may look like a blister
• C. Flat nonpalpable spot less than 10 mm
• D. Full thickness loss of skin with fat visible and rolled wound edges

Answer: (B)

Stage 2 pressure injuries involve partial-thickness skin loss with exposed dermis. The wound bed is pink or red, moist, and may look like a blister because only the epidermis and part of the dermis are involved. This distinguishes it from stage 1, which shows nonblanchable bruising/redness of intact skin, and from deeper stages where tissue loss is full-thickness with fat visible (stage 3) or deeper structures such as bone or tendon exposed (stage 4).