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BED SORES (Pressure Sores)
SYMPTOMS"These are deep skin ulcers"especially found on buttocks, hips, sacrum, shoulder blades, elbows, and heels.
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Older men and women who suffer from urinary incontinence are at increased risk for certain complications, including urinary tract infections, falls and bed sores.
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Other methods of preventing bed sores include frequent turning and repositioning of the patient, changing bedding frquently, providing soft padding in beds and wheelchairs to reduce pressure, ...
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Certain therapies, such as repositioning and range-of-motion exercises, are intended to prevent complications related to stroke, like infections and bed sores. People should stay active within their physical limitations.
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Preventing complications such as pneumonia, bed sores, injuries from falls, or urinary infection requires attention to the primary problems which may cause them.
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