Check the person early and often for signs of developing bed sores and treat them as soon as they appear. Bed sores are also called pressure ulcers. They are areas of damaged tissue that develop when ...

What do bedsores look like? Pressure sores crop up in spots where the bone is close to the skin, such as the tailbone, heels or any spot that absorbs constant pressure. What bedsores look like depends ...

Why: Pressure ulcers are serious problems that occur frequently in hospitalized, community-dwelling and nursing home older adults, accounting for 3-11% in acute facilities, and 24% in long-term ...

In particular, some wheelchair users with paralysis can suffer from dangerous pressure sores without being aware of them due to their loss of feeling. Such people, therefore, have a regime of ...