Sharp Clinical Solutions for the Prevention of Pressure Injuries
Our first book ‘Sharp Clinical Solutions for the prevention and treatment of skin tears,’ free on this website, has been downloaded thousands of times by people around the world and we’ve had wonderful feedback so we thought we’d write more.
If you enjoyed it and found it helpful you might like to check out our latest book ‘Sharp Clinical Solutions for the Prevention of Pressure Injuries’ available on Amazon.
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Pressure injuries, also known as pressure ulcers, bedsores or decubitus ulcers, are appalling wounds that occur when soft tissue is ‘compressed’ between the skeleton and a surface e.g. a mattress or chair cushion, for a period of time. That time is different for every patient but tissue can begin to die in just a few minutes of unrelieved pressure.
The unrelieved pressure can destroy muscle, fat, bone and skin. Pressure injuries are extremely painful wounds that become infected and may result in limb amputation and / or death.
Pressure injuries are easy to prevent with mattresses and chair cushions that relieve pressure on all parts of the body every few minutes throughout the 24 hours.
Patients often sue healthcare facilities for the development of a pressure injury so it’s a good idea to find out how to prevent them.
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