What are bedsores?

Skin breakdown: Bed sores are areas of skin breakdown, usually over the sacrum or hip. Also called pressure sores, or decubitus ulcers, they are caused by pressure, usually in bedridden or wheel chair bound individuals.

Pressure sores: They are a breakdown of skin in areas of pressure. They usually occur in areas of boney prominence and in individuals who have trouble moving around for themselves. The best treatment is prevention!

Skin breakdown. : When a sick or frail patient lays in one position for a long time and cannot move the pressure over bony prominences ( hip, tailbone, etc ) can crush and kill the skin in between the bone and the bed. Bad ones can even kill off the muscle. This dead tissue can become infected and spread to the rest of the system