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In a procedure called debridement, a scalpel may be used to remove dead tissue or other debris from the wound. Deep sores that don't respond to other therapy may require skin grafts or plastic surgery.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoContrasting hot and cold local applications can increase circulation to problem areas and help flush out waste products, speeding the healing process.
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∙ 13y agoMany alternative therapies for canker sores try to heal the existing sores and prevent their recurrence.
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∙ 10y agoseek professional medical attention right now, they can be really serious and could even be fatal (they can go right down to the bone or become infected or develop gangrene)
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What is the meaning of bed sores?
Bed sores are painful, often red areas of the skin that are caused by the pressure of lying or sitting in the same position for too long. Bed sores must be treated and kept clean as they can become very infected. Bed sores are most common in the older generation.
How is hangover treated in alternative medicine?
The primary measure to fight hangover is to drink plenty of water while drinking alcoholic beverages, before going to bed, and the day after. Sweating from exertion, exercise , sauna, or massage may also help.
What is it called when you get a rash from a mattress?
Bed sores
What is the purpose of changing position in bed on a comatose patient?
To prevent bed sores.
Why is it important to avoid wrinkles in the bed linen?
To keep the patient from getting bed sores
What is the name of the bacteria that causes bed sores?
staph
What is the important of air cushion in hospital?
To prevent bed sores.
Why are person confined to a bed most likely to develop bedsore on their bodies if they use water bed than ordinary mattress?
Bed sores are caused when pressure on the skin cuts off blood circulation, because there is no/little blood flow to the skin, the skin begins to die, resulting in bed sores. The pressure is more evenly distributed over the surface of the skin in a water bed, allowing blood to flow more freely, resulting in far fewer risks of bed sores.
Why are patients in a hospital bed rotated every two hours?
So they do not get bed sores. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedsore
What could bites or sores around your neck and shoulders be?
You may have bed bugs.
Do nurses have to report bed sores?
Yes , because it is a condition that affects the patient .
Why are bedsores less likely to develop the body of a hospital patient if the hospital provides the patient with a water bed rather than a regular bed?
Bed sores are caused when pressure on the skin cuts off blood circulation, because there is no/little blood flow to the skin, the skin begins to die, resulting in bed sores. The pressure is more evenly distributed over the surface of the skin in a water bed, allowing blood to flow more freely, resulting in far fewer risks of bed sores.
