The Dirty Secret About Pressure Sores: An Infographic

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Medical Facilities Are Not Doing Enough To Prevent Pressure Ulcers On Patients’ Heels

The physical make up of the foot also makes the treatment of heel pressure sores difficult for the facility and particularly disabling for the patient.  The calcaneus is the largest bone in the foot, yet covered be relatively little muscle making it particularly susceptible to damage from unrelieved pressure.
Even…

Why are patients recovering from a hip fracture susceptible to develop pressure ulcers?

…Almost 45% of patients recovering from a hip fracture will develop some type of pressure ulcer (similarly referred to as: bed sore, pressure sore or decubitus ulcer) during their recovery.
The primary areas where patients recovering from a hip fracture develop pressure ulcers are on their hips (usually the non-operated

Bed Sores Continue To Plague Nursing Home & Hospital Patients In All Demographics

Although the news regarding the horrific physical and emotional impact of bed sores (also called decubitus ulcers, pressures sores or pressure ulcers…) surely is on all respectable medical professionals radar screens, bed sores in nursing homes and hospitals continue to plague individuals in all demographics.  In order to improve

Are bed sores on the heels common?

Yes. Call them what you’d like bed sore, pressure sores or decubitus ulcer on heels are the second most common area for bed sores to develop (after the buttock or coccyx area).  Particularly in the bed-bound population, patients are susceptible to developing bed sores on their heels due to the…