Pressure sores

Pressure sores usually result from sustained pressure on your body. They're especially common in areas that aren't well padded with muscle or fat and that lie just over a bone, such as your spine, tailbone (coccyx), shoulder blades, hips, ...
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Pressure sores
Dr Rob Hicks
Pressure sores, often known as bedsores or pressure ulcers, are areas of damaged skin and tissue. They develop when pressure cuts off the blood supply, damaging the skin.
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pressure sores
permanent loss of movement or sensation of a part of the body
orthopedic complications, fractures, contractures, muscle spasticity
permanent loss of cognitive functions
disruption of communication, decreased social interaction ...
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Pressure sores are also called bed sores because they are a major problem for patients who are confined to bed and are unable to move themselves.
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Pressure sores
Permanent loss of movement or sensation of a part of the body
Joint contractures
Muscle spasticity
Permanent loss of cognitive or other brain functions (dementia)
Disruption of communication, decreased social interaction ...
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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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Pressure sores, which usually develop along the elbows, heels, knees, buttocks, and tailbone and on the back along the spine, are caused by staying in one position too long.
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Calgitrol calcium alginate wound dressing with maltodextrin For medium to heavily exudating wounds: ulcers of the leg, pressure sores, first- and second-degree burns, donor sites.
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In patients with spinal cord injury, autonomic hyperreflexia may be caused by pain, fecal impaction, bladder distension, pressure sores, or suctioning. Careful attention to the patient´s needs can prevent these problems.
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Recommendations may include changing your baby's position frequently to prevent skin breakdown and pressure sores.
promoting bowel and bladder function
ways to feed you baby and monitor your baby's nutrition
promoting activity and mobility ...
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Changing positions can be difficult, and lying in one position for too long can lead to pressure sores and ulcers. Turning them or helping them turn onto their back or side every two hours can help prevent pressure-related problems ...
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