The Bedridden and Paraplegics Are At A High Risk To Develop Bed Sores, Pressure Sores and Decubitus Ulcers Indicates California Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Attorney Steven Peck

Written by Adam Peck Category: Nursing Homes January 23rd, 2013 2 min read

Decubitus ulcers are also known as bedsores and pressure ulcers transpire due to continuous contact of the body with a hard surface, like a bed or a wheelchair. The bedsore is a pressure ulcer and there are common places where these sores can occur, due to the bone pressure against the skin, when the body is on a hard surface for an extended amount of time says Los Angeles Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Attorney Steven Peck.

Bedridden nursing home patients and parapeligecs that are not repositioned on a regular basis, which is usually every two hours according to protocol of most Nursing Homes and long term care facilities, are at a high risk to develop bedsores, pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, or for them to become worse.

Immobility places the patient at risk and without proper repositioning the risk triples, especially if the bedding is not kept clean of urine or if they have been soiled, which will add to the stress on the tissue. Doctor’s orders and nursing home rules order proper repositioning to redistribute the weight, to keep proper blood flow supplied to the tissue. This prevents or minimizes bedsores in patients that are bedriddenand those completely unable to reposition themselves without the help of others.

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Written by Adam Peck

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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.