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Pressure Sores

Pressure sores are areas of damaged skin caused by staying in one position for too long. They commonly form where your bones are close to your skin, such as your ankles, back, elbows, heels and hips. You are at risk if you are bedridden, use a wheelchair, or are unable to change your position. Pressure sores can cause serious infections, some of which are life-threatening. They can be a problem for people in nursing homes.

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  1. Pressure Sores (National Library of Medicine)  
    Pressure sores are areas of damaged skin caused by staying in one position for too long. They commonly form where your bones are close to your skin, such as your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pressuresores.html - Health Topics
  2. Pressure ulcers - what to ask your doctor 
    Pressure ulcers are also called bedsores, or pressure sores. They can form when your skin and soft tissue press against a harder surface, such as a chair ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000228.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Preventing Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) Video (Hill Foundation for Families Living with Disabilities)  
    ... Injury Medical Expert Interviews Topics menu Topics Preventing Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) Adult Injuries Spinal Cord Injury Basics David Chen, ...
    https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/preventing-pressure-sores - Videos
  4. Preventing pressure ulcers 
    Pressure ulcers are also called bedsores, or pressure sores. They can form when your skin and soft tissue press against a harder surface, such as a chair ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000147.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. How to care for pressure sores 
    ... when pressed. This is a sign that a pressure ulcer may be forming. The skin may be warm ... body fat in the ulcer. Stage IV: The pressure ulcer has become so deep that there is damage ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000740.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) (VisualDX)  
    Pressure Sores/Images ... Pressure Sores ... VisualDX ... Bedsores, also known as pressure ulcers, pressure injuries, pressure sores, and decubitus ulcers, result from ...
    https://www.skinsight.com/...ressure-ulcer-decubitus-ulcer?Imiw9cApl - External Health Links
  7. Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Pressure Sores/Start Here ... Pressure Sores ... Paralysis/Related Issues ... Paralysis ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20355893?p=1 - External Health Links
  8. Areas where bedsores occur (image) 
    Bedsores, also known as pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, are a breakdown and ulceration of tissue due ... heels of the feet, are most susceptible to bedsores. Non-mobile patients are vulnerable to the formation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19091.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Skin care and incontinence 
    ... as redness, peeling, irritation, and yeast infections likely. Bedsores ( pressure sores ) may also develop if a person: ... Yang GP. Review of the current management of pressure ulcers. Advances in Wound Care (New Rochelle) . 2018;7( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003976.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Skin flaps and grafts - self-care 
    ... skin infection Surgery for skin cancer Venous ulcers , pressure ulcers , or diabetic ulcers that do not heal After ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000743.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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