http://blackwatergrille.net Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:13:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://blackwatergrille.net/pressure-ulcer/ http://blackwatergrille.net/pressure-ulcer/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:26:26 +0000 admin http://blackwatergrille.net/?p=16 Pressure ulcer is nothing but breaking down of area which is left undisturbed, i.e unmoved for long period of time. It also occurs after undergoing a surgery. The pressure ulcer first begins with a reddening of the affected area. Later it becomes worse and finally it causes a crater. The area where pressure ulcer occurs is the regions of bony areas like that of elbow, ankles, shoulder and at the back of the head. The factors that increase the risk of pressure ulcers are as follows. They are fragile skin, the areas that do not receive proper blood flow, malnourishment, old aged, the inability to use the parts without any help and many. There are many educational posters for pressure ulcer’s treatment. This helps in reducing the pressure ulcer. The patient’s safety will be displayed at the front of the poster. Even children are being affected by pressure ulcers. There are pediatric researches done for the treatment of pressure ulcers. There is a quiz for pressure ulcer in the form of power point for creating awareness to the public. This quiz contains basic questions like what is a pressure ulcer, who is prone more to pressure ulcer, its risk factors and several more questions.

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