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2. Pressure ulcer - Wikipedia

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   Pressure ulcers can trigger other ailments, cause considerable suffering, and can be expensive to treat. Some complications include autonomic dysreflexia, bladder distension, bone infection, pyarthrosis, sepsis, amyloidosis, anemia, urethral fistula, gangrene and very rarely malignant transformation (Marjolin's ulcer – secondary carcinomas in chronic wounds).

3. Support surface - Wikipedia

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   Support surface is any material, such as a mattress, that supports people who are bed-ridden through illness. [1] Research and development of appropriate support surfaces can alleviate some of the complications of immobility, such as bedsores and respiratory problems.

4. Vacuum mattress - Wikipedia

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   Distributes pressure more equally on body surfaces, leading to lower risk for pressure ulcer formation compared to a long board [5] Its drawbacks include: Relatively fragile (useless unless a perfect vacuum is maintained). Increased cost relative to a traditional long spine board [6] [7]

5. Memory foam - Wikipedia

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   Memory foam was subsequently used in medical settings. For example, when patients were required to lie immobile in bed, on a firm mattress, for an unhealthy period of time, the pressure on some of their body regions impaired blood flow, causing pressure sores or gangrene. Memory foam mattresses significantly decreased such events, as well as ...

6. Mattress coil - Wikipedia

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   Mattress coils, also known as mattress springs, are coil springs used in a mattress. Coils are primarily used in the core (support layer) of innerspring mattresses , which is their original use. In recent years, small "micro-coils" are being used in the upholstery (comfort layer) of mattresses, primarily with a coil core ("coil-on-coil ...

7. Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk - Wikipedia

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   The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk, is a tool that was developed in 1987 by Barbara Braden and Nancy Bergstrom. [1] The purpose of the scale is to help health professionals, especially nurses, assess a patient's risk of developing a pressure ulcer .