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Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.
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Prevention Is the Key To Halt the Development of Bed Sores, Pressure Sores also known as Decubitus Ulcers

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Preventative Measures for Bedsores

The best preventative measures for bed sores are to use positioning techniques, clean linens, and repositioning.

  • Positioning techniques include using pillows or rolled towels under the bony prominences for cushioning.
  • Clean linens will prevent traction sores as well as prevent moisture that can compromise their skin integrity.
  • Lastly, bed-bound or wheelchair- bound patients should be repositioned at least every 2 hours. Repositioning a patient allows blood flow to return to areas that may have been previously cut off.
  • Air mattresses, especially those which automatically partially inflate and deflate on a timer, can keep patients who are unable to move from developing pressure sores.

Prevention is the key for bed sores, but if one does develop, there are a few ways to help the patient heal their wound.

Healing Bedsores

A well-balanced diet helps heal existing wounds and prevent new ones.

  • A diet high in protein will benefit those at risk for decubitus ulcers.
  • Also, Vitamin C and Zinc also aid the body in repairing damaged skin cells.
  • Other vitamins that aid in skin renewal are Vitamin A and B-Complexes, as well as Vitamin E.

If incorporating these into the diet of the individual is hard or impossible, supplements may be used.

– from Steven Peck, Senior Attorney at Peck Law Group

People With Spinal Cord Personal Injury Can Easily Develop and Die From Infected Bed Sores, Pressure Ulcers also known as Decubitus Ulcers

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Spinal Cord Injury Victims are at Greater Risk of Bed Sores

About 11,000 people suffer spinal cord injuries every year in the USA, and more than 250,000 people are living with this type of injury.

More than one-third of people with spinal cord injuries develop bed sores, also known as pressure sores, pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers. Complications from such bed sores kill 60,000 Americans a year. That’s twice the number who die from prostate cancer. About 8% of those with spinal cord injuries die from bed sores and pressure sores.

They can be caused by friction, when a paralyzed person slides down in bed, or when the body presses on a vulnerable area and cuts off the blood supply. Tissue can die within hours. If bacteria from infected bed sores spread to the blood, patients can develop an infection called sepsis, which can be fatal says California Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer Steven Peck.

Pressure Ulcers, Bed Sores also known as Decubitus Ulcers Are Caused By Unrelieved Pressure

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Pressure ulcers — better known as bedsores and decubitus ulcers — are lesions on the skin that are caused by unrelieved pressure resulting in tissue damage.

They usually develop over bony areas of the body, often in the lower limbs (ankles and hips are common), but they can occur almost anywhere (for example, in the nostrils of patients with feeding tubes, in the corners of the mouth in patients with endotracheal tubes, and between fingers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis).

Pressure ulcers are quite common in hospitals and other institutional settings. In acute care hospitals they occur in about 3-15 percent of patients; they occur in about a third of elderly patients who have had hip fractures; and the number rises to as much as 50 percent in critical care patients.

Ten to 35 percent of patients admitted to nursing homes have pressure ulcers, though this rate decreases somewhat for patients who have been there longer.

Because there are other reasons for skin breakdown, it is important to be examined and diagnosed by a doctor so that the appropriate treatment can be determined.

– from Steven Peck, Senior Attorney at Peck Law Group

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