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Sun-Sentinel Report: Untreated Bedsores Can Be ...
The Sun-Sentinel, based in Florida, reported the following: Untreated bedsores can be lethal. Pressure ulcers can develop in as little as three hours as a result of sitting or...
Sun-Sentinel Report: Untreated Bedsores Can Be ...
The Sun-Sentinel, based in Florida, reported the following: Untreated bedsores can be lethal. Pressure ulcers can develop in as little as three hours as a result of sitting or...
Are Wheelchair Cushions Like Razors?
Has anyone noticed that the number of blades on razors keep multiplying? Is there a top end where the increasing number of blades no longer provides a better shave, or...
Are Wheelchair Cushions Like Razors?
Has anyone noticed that the number of blades on razors keep multiplying? Is there a top end where the increasing number of blades no longer provides a better shave, or...
Bed Sores Increase Chances of Dying
How Common are Bedsores? - Doctors call them decubitus ulcers or pressure ulcers, but most of us know them as bedsores. Slightly more than 1 million Americans have them treated...
Bed Sores Increase Chances of Dying
How Common are Bedsores? - Doctors call them decubitus ulcers or pressure ulcers, but most of us know them as bedsores. Slightly more than 1 million Americans have them treated...
Lower Pressures Prevent and Treat Bed Sores
What causes pressure ulcers or bed sores? Current general belief is that pressure, shear, friction and humidity contribute to forming the ulcers, with pressure likely being the primary contributor. How...
Lower Pressures Prevent and Treat Bed Sores
What causes pressure ulcers or bed sores? Current general belief is that pressure, shear, friction and humidity contribute to forming the ulcers, with pressure likely being the primary contributor. How...
Pressure Ulcer Wound Prevention and Therapy
People often ask us about pressure ulcer wound prevention and therapy. While the internet provides many potential answers, we’ll rely upon The Journal of American Medical Association (“JAMA”) as a...
Pressure Ulcer Wound Prevention and Therapy
People often ask us about pressure ulcer wound prevention and therapy. While the internet provides many potential answers, we’ll rely upon The Journal of American Medical Association (“JAMA”) as a...