Bedsores minor
Click here to open a printable versionBedsores are also known as pressure sores and they occur in patients who are either unable to move or have lost feeling to a part of their body. When patients cannot move or feel a part of their body (for example if a patient is paralysed or unable to get out of bed) then the continuous pressure on an area of the body may affect the blood supply to that area. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients necessary for all tissues to remain healthy and to function. A lack of blood to an area may cause pain and numbness. After a while, the lack of oxygen and nutrients will lead to the death of the skin and if the pressure is hard enough and lasts long enough then the muscles and bone bellow the affected skin may also begin to die. The death of the tissues causes discolouration in the area and eventually a wound will form.
The best treatment of a pressure sore is prevention. Bedsores can be prevented by shifting the position of an immobile person regularly and inspecting the skin for any changes such as a change in colour. If a wound does form then it is vital that the wound is kept clean as an infection in a wound with limited or no blood supply is very difficult to control. All bedsores must be closely monitored and any sign of infection must be treated promptly by someone who is capable of cleaning the wound correctly. Signs of infections include redness around the edges of the wound, the presence of large amounts of pus and a rotten smell. Your healthcare practitioner should be consulted if your bedsores have not healed within two weeks. Also see Poor circulation.
Treatment
All Heal Plus (Ointment)Calc sulph
Hemorrho 2
