New research can now help the clinicians to predict which wounds like bedsores are likely to turn chronic. Bed sores, also known as pressure sores or pressure ulcers, affect people mostly when ...

Lying in bed with out movement (bedridden), sitting on a wheelchair or a cast used for prolonged period may cause sores. Bedsores are caused by sustained pressure, friction or shear on the skin ...

Her death was ruled a homicide from complications of a severe bed sore also known as a sacral pressure ulcer (stage IV), according to the coroner’s report. Nursing home abuse lawyer Matt Mooney ...

Nearly one in three patients who suffer a potentially life changing hip fracture are being admitted to orthopaedic wards from the emergency department within four hours of their arrival.

Have you ever experienced a sore after sitting or lying in one place for a long time? Bed sores are very similar to this. Bedsores, also referred to as ulcers or decubitus ulcers are lesions that ...

Its smart to have a back up. ALTERNATING PRESSURE THERAPY: These pressure pads for bed sores can turn a standard home bed into a medical-grade hospital bed. The bubbles in this alternative ...

She was a resident for years at the Arbors at Oregon nursing home facility. Her death was ruled a homicide from complications of a severe bed sore also known as a sacral pressure ulcer (stage IV), ...