Bed sores their complications, symptoms, causes and treatment

 

Introduction to bedsores

Bed sores or what are known as decubitus or pressure ulcers are formed in the outer layer of the skin as a result of pressure on a certain area and usually occur to people who are in a wheelchair, such as paralysis or who always stay in bed, but it can also happen to anyone else.

 

It can occur in any area of the skin, but usually it is in the bony places covered by the skin or close to the bone, such as the butt, spine, pelvis, shoulders, back area of the arms or feet.

 

Bedsores are not easy to get, as their treatment requires a long time, and it is necessary to hurry up to try to treat them and pay attention to them before they develop to other stages, where it is difficult

Cure it or it becomes impossible.

 

The main causes of bedsores and their complications

There are many reasons related to bedsores, and the most important reasons can be limited to constantly pressing on a certain position in the skin, which leads to a decrease in blood flow, and one of the reasons that makes the skin more susceptible to infection is the friction of the skin with clothes or bedding, especially wet skin،

And also the sliding of a person out of bed or a wheelchair.

 

You should try to avoid these reasons so that the individual does not get bedsores, air mattresses can be used as there are many types, so egyhealth offers the best types that can be selected

An air chair pillow for bed sores, which is an air medical mattress by means of a compressor for the chair to prevent the occurrence of ulcers when sitting on the chair for periods

Pneumatic mattress cubes to prevent bedsores from Omega Singapore, which contains an efficient pump, and its advantages are Taiwanese pumping technology that works at high speed and stable performance

An air medical mattress from the Italian granzia, these mattresses are uniquely designed for maximum comfort and quick recovery, which is one of the magic solutions to avoid bedsores

The most important feature of this mattress is that it consists of air strips instead of balls, and any slide can be separated if it is damaged or damaged and ensures complete comfort for the patient

As there are many causes of bedsores, there are also many symptoms that make you able to find out if anyone else has bedsores, so you should be careful and focus well, especially with people who are unable to move or who stay in bed, and quickly deal with it than detect and diagnose it so that it is easier to deal with it before it develops to more serious stages

 

The most important of these symptoms are A change in skin color or texture

The appearance of some pus-like discharge

Occurrence of swelling

When touching certain areas of the skin, you notice a change in the degree of their coldness or warmth

Stages that bedsores may go through

The first stage

the presence of redness in the skin and it becomes a little warm from the rest of the body with a slight itching.

The second stage

the appearance of some pimples or light sores, the color of which also differs from the color of the body.

The third stage

the ulcer reaches the lower skin layers, which leads to a crater-like injury.

Stage IV

the appearance of bones or muscles due to significant tissue damage.

Medical intervention in some advanced cases that are difficult to treat through therapy