What do bed sores look like?

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Answer 1

ULCERATION SKIN: There is loss of superficial skin in earlier vstages, than there is loss os of soft tissue and in severe cases all the way to the bone.See the images.

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Skin breakdown: Bedsores are areas where the skin is damaged from lack of oxygen. The skin dies and forms an ulcer. In short, the blood supply is altered. Infection can then set in.

Answer 3

See Below: Bed sores are caused by prolonged pressure on the skin . . . Usually over bony prominences such as hips or shoulder blades. They can be common in people that are wheelchair or bed bound and are unable to change position frequently. Early bed sores may look like only mild skin redness. This can progress to pain, ulceration, infection, and even involvement of the underlying muscle or bone.

Answer 4

Redness: Initially persistent redness, then denuded skin and next open would which gets deeper and larger the worse it i. Prevention is important. Rotate nd special mattresses are a mainstay.

Answer 5

It varies: Stage 1 -- redness of the skin that doesn't go away stage 2 -- the skin surface is eroded stage 3 -- the skin is eroded through down into the fatty tissues. Stage 4 -- the fatty tissue has been eroded through and now muscle or bone is involved. An early (acute) pressure sore may have dead tissue in the wound and may be "unstageable." an older sore may have pink or red tissue in the wound.

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