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Help Us Keep Your Skin Safe

Your healthcare team wants you to know about pressure injuries and how you can help us to stop them.

What is a pressure injury?

A pressure injury, sometimes called a bedsore, or pressure ulcer, is an injury to the skin caused by pressure. A pressure injury can happen when your skin presses against a surface, such as a mattress or a wheelchair, for too long. Harm to the skin often occurs over bony parts of your body.

These wounds start as a reddened part on the skin and can become a sore. These sores can lead to key health problems and even death.

What can raise my risk?

How can WE stop a pressure injury?

Please allow us to:

  • Longer stay in the hospital

 

  • Help in shifting you every hour when out of bed

  • Bed Rest

 

  • Allow us to help you in turning every two hours when in bed

  • Wearing a health care tool

 

  • Allow us to adjust any medical devices and use pillows, wedges, or cushions to redistribute pressure

  • Poor control of bowels and/or bladder

 

  • Poor Eating Habits

 

  • Check your skin and keep your skin clean and dry

  • Help you in cleaning the skin with a gentle cleanser, apply skin protectants and moisturizer

ALWAYS: Ask questions, make clear of your needs, and be a part of your healthcare team.

  • Review your eating habits, ask a dietitian if you need help

 

 

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