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Bedsores, more properly known as pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers, are lesions caused by many factors such as: unrelieved pressure; friction; humidity; shearing forces; temperature; age; continence and medication; to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas such as sacrum, elbows, knees, ankles etc. Although completely treatable if found early, without medical attention, bedsores can become life-threatening, and indeed fatal. Christopher Reeve died following sepsis...


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my bedridden grandmother has diarea her bottom looks like a big blister but it is...

this sounds like a stage 2 bedsore.... you need to make sure to turn your grandma every two hours to prevent more breakdown of the sore area and to prevent her...

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How can I treat bedsores for the elderly?
My Mother just came home from a nursing home and hospital where she had both...

Make sure you reposition her every 2hrs, give her plenty of water and protein supplements, ask her doctor about applying an antibiotic ointment and dressing daily (ex. bacitracin, if dead...

Asked by Linda F - 19 months ago

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    My father in law had a bedsore starting.We used Bag Balm alternated with Emu Oil.The external I wish that i could tell you what to do, but i cant my mom had bedsores before she passed......

    Jun 07, 2008

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    bedsore on her sacrum. She is doing incredibly well! Thanks to the MSM! I have her on 3 teaspoons a day right into the feeding tube. Her bedsore is smaller, and clean. I'm thinking of...

    May 31, 2005

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    Is anyone soaking in a bath to cure bedsores? It seems logical that soaking in water would have soaking in a bath to cure bedsores? It seems logical that soaking in water would have...

    Aug 08, 2008

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    Pressure ulcers are when constant pressure against the skin reduces blood supply causing tissue breakdown and ulceration. Learn about pressure ulcer causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

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