Question 1

what are some ways you can cure or treat a bed sore and will the treatment cause pain in the buttocks region?

Accepted Answer

The bed sores: Are painful.  Treating them will take the pain away.

Question 2

92 y.o. bed and chair-bound male who wears diapers for incont. how 2 minimize sores on buttocks due 2 sitting all day? very limited mobility. thank u!

Accepted Answer

Rotation: Must change point of maximum wt on skin by changing patients position every 2-4 hours, easier said than done in this case however, he is lucky you care.

Question 3

can bed sores be preventable?

Accepted Answer

YES: Proactive, protective, preventitive care....Pressure relief and wound care.

Question 4

what is the cure for bed sores?

Accepted Answer

No one thing: Bed sores are complex problems requiring multiple forms of concurrent intervention.

Question 5

can bed sores be prevented?

Accepted Answer

Keep rotating: Yes by keeping the patient keep moving/rotating so no pressure points  develop.

Question 6

how can you get rid of bed sores?

Accepted Answer

Difficult: Bed sores in someone chronically restricted to bed who often is unable to move.  Rotate every two hours, moisturize the area and stimulate the ulcer to close with special dressing such as duoderm or medihoney.

Question 7

how to treat pressure  "bed sores"?

Accepted Answer

Remove risk factors: Bed sores or pressure ulcers/wounds are caused by ischemia (lack of blood flow). Pay attention to how often you move or shift in place even in a comfortable chair. That's to avoid excess pressure & lack of flow in key areas such as bony prominences. Best way to treat is therefore to remove risk factor, eg immobility: change position frequently. Clean wound (enzymatic or mechanically). Eat protein.

Question 8

what is the best treatment for bed sores?

Accepted Answer

Different Methods: Also depend on severity, size, and location. Also depends on underlying disease. Basics to surgically debride or clean the wound of dead tissue, antiseptic washes, avoidance of pressure on wound, increase wound circulaton, saline solution washes between antibiotic washes, eleven whole blood patches from patient and other blood products on would, calamine compression tapes, hyperbaric treatment, etc.

Question 9

how are pressure sores aka bed sores treated?

Accepted Answer

Getting the pt up: It is from lying on one spot too much.  Anything to mobilize the patient or make them turn over periodically would help.

Question 10

how do i cure pressure sores aka "bed sores"?

Accepted Answer

Frequent turning: Once a pressure sore develops it needs the specialized care of a wound specialist such as a plastic surgeon. It may need to be cleaned and may need coverage with special dressing, a skin graft or even an advancement of surrounding tissue surgically.  Prevention is overall the best treatment.  Turning every 2 hours, dry beds, minimal pressure among other things are needed.   

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92 y.o. bed and chair-bound male who wears diapers for incont. how 2 minimize sores on buttocks due 2 sitting all day? very limited mobility. thank u!

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Can bed sores be preventable?

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