Bedsores, also called pressure sores, pressure ulcers, or decubitus ulcers, are areas of damaged skin and tissue that develop when sustained pressure - usually from lying in a bed or sitting in a wheelchair - cuts off circulation to vulnerable parts of your body. Bedsores are preventable. Essentially, when people who are entrusted with the care of those who lack the mobility to move themselves shirk their responsibilities, then the immobile develop bedsores. Without adequate blood flow, which would occur in the turning and moving of a susceptible population, the affected tissue dies.
Bedsores can develop quickly, progress rapidly and are often difficult to heal. Caring for one deep tissue bedsore can be extremely costly. Bedsores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers do not have to occur. Preventive measures can maintain the skin's integrity and health through proper blood flow.
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