Pressure ulcers, as the name suggests, are wounds caused by unrelieved pressure. Continuous pressure, which in turn compromises the blood flow to this area and lead to death or tissue necrosis. In five percent of pressure ulcers can not be avoided, but in almost all other cases, if adequate precautions are taken, should not exceed grade I. Progress
To understand the progression of these wounds, a classification system was developed.
You are on a graduated scale of 1 to5
Grade I: skin discoloration.
Grade II: Each tissue damage, it only takes two.
Grade III and IV: After a further deepening of the wound.
Grade V: turns into an ulcer and the damage will be irreversible.
The classification system will tell you what pressure points are advanced, and what should be the following line of treatment.
To create pressure sores, so much chaos in terms of recovery delay and prolonged hospital staythat the risk assessment should ideally be made directly to the admission of a patient. The valuation technique effectively identifies Waterlow patients at high risk.
The ideal scenario would be to prevent bed sores to develop at all costs. So if you are a patient or a patient to worry, regular inspection body should be an integral part of treatment. The only way is to keep injuries at bay and often turning and repositioningFrequently, I mean, once every two hours.
Keep an eye on any symptoms. Here are some of the signs say story:
Skin tends to discolor due to pressure points. Reddish fair in humans, the skin, while in dark-skinned man in turn starts, it starts to become a purplish color. Perceived an increase in temperature over the stained area. The affected area may be swelling, pain and pus discharge at the end. Later, when the cure is not high enough, the pus may beinfected and give stinky smell.
So, what should be the action plan?
A few steps can prevent a long way in preventing bed sores to go. The patient must be positioned correctly and turned on the bed regularly. Skin care is extremely important. Appropriate use of pressure relieving products is also proposed.
However, if a wound is created, despite all precautions, then even harder to keep that free from anyPressure. Regular cleaning and surface preparation must be guaranteed. In some cases, dead or necrotic tissue was cut in order to keep a check on the spread of infection. The wounds can be treated with laser, infrared and ultraviolet rays for faster healing.
In severely affected patients, only changing their position at regular intervals, may not be sufficient. In such cases, the use of mattresses and pillows to relieve pressure. These days you get stuffed with pillowsAir, gel, foam or water. Water beds are available on the market which are very useful. There are wheelchairs that recline maximum pressure, pressure to provide relief. Foam pads or lamb's wool pad or memory are just some of the cheaper options that will be used, if you can not afford something can be too expensive.
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