When cushion manufacturers claim, their cushions treat and prevent pressure injury, the consumer needs to consider the facts on exactly what that cushion can and cannot do as well as how pressure injury happens. Pressure sores (also called pressure injuries, bed sores, or pressure ulcers) are caused by constant unrelieved Read More
Pressure ulcers result from long periods of uninterrupted pressure exerted on the skin, soft tissue, muscle, and bone. They occur more frequently over a bony prominence such as the sacrum, the hip, or the heel. Here is some more useful information about pressure ulcers: Two thirds of pressure ulcers occur Read More
Alternating Air, Lateral Rotation, Low Air Loss Mattresses & More Group 2 pressure-reducing support surfaces, which can include alternating-pressure mattresses, low-air-loss mattresses and mattress overlays, are indicated for use as a prevention or treatment for pressure ulcers, bedsores and other types of skin tissue breakdown. Each pressure-relieving mattress featured in this Read More