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What is the best mattress/cushion for preventing bed sores?
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Clinitron bed best: The clinitron, air flotation bed is the best mattress/cushion for preventing bed sores as the patient is essentially floating equalizing pressure all over.
Answered 3/21/2020
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No pressure, no sore: Is the general rule. People with normal sensation and mobility never stay in one position for too long. Pressure over a bony prominence can cause skin injury in as little as two hours. That is why debilitated patients and those with spinal cord injuries are placed on pressure-relieving mattresses, turned and repositioned frequently and checked for the presence of early pressure sores frequently.
Answered 9/2/2019
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