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.relieving pressure.keeping the wound clean and moist.keeping the area around the ulcer clean and dry.infection-fighting antibiotics, special dressings or drying agents.a procedure called debriding.skin grafts or plastic surgery.A poultice.
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How do you know that you are suffering from bedsores?
Bedsores are an open ulcer of the skin. If you have open wounds not caused by trauma and have been bedridden this is probably bedsores.
What is term for bedsores?
Bedsores are also called decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers, or pressure sores
What is a decubitus ucler?
bedsores
What are bedsores?
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By what measure is treatment for bedsores successful?
people who have been successfully treated for bedsores have a 90% chance of developing them again
What are the causes of bedsores?
The cause of bedsores is prolonged periods of time without moving out og a certain position most of the time in bed.
What is another word use for bedsores?
Bedsores are also called decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers, or pressure sores
Which condition forms in the legs of a patient who is bedridden?
Bedsores
What are risk factors for bedsores?
People over the age of 60 are more likely than younger people to develop bedsores. Risk is also increased by: atherosclerosis.diabetes.heart problems.incontinence.malnutrition.anemia.
What has the author Marian E Miller written?
Marian E. Miller has written: 'About bedsores' -- subject(s): Bedsores, Decubitus Ulcer, Nursing, Nursing texts, Popular works
How long does it take to get bedsores?
How long does it take to get a bedsore in a hospital
What are alternative treatments for bedsores?
Zinc and vitamins A, C, E, and B complex.A poultice made of equal parts of powdered slippery elm (Ulmus fulva ), marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis ), and echinacea (Echinacea spp.).Contrasting hot and cold local applications.
