Nov
10
If you’re a family member or a care giver, and your elderly patient is immobile or sedentary most of the time, you should first look out for one particular symptom: a red spot on a particular area. Once it gets light, dry, flaky, ashy, or warmer than other parts of the body, then treat it immediately. For more on this, check our last post.
There are four stages of a pressure sore:
Stage 1: damage is limited on the first top two layers of the skin. Skin is still ok, the redness doesn’t turn white when touched.
Stage 2: the first top two layers are now damaged. The sore has an abrasion or small crater.
Stage 3: the ulcer now appears as a deep crater and damage to adjacent skin is obvious
Stage 4: all soft tissues are destroyed.
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