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Bedsore & Pressure Sores:  Helpful Resources

 

As a relative or victim of bedsores or pressure sores, it is important to understand more about them. Most people have not had prior experience with this type of severe skin injury. On this page, you can find helpful information from credible sources without scouring the internet. You can also download and print some for future reference. 

         Overview of bedsores, pressure sores, decubitis ulcers

• Bedsores and Pressure Sores (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education)

• Risk Factors/Causes (NYU Medical Center, New York

 

         Treatment

• Skin Pressure Sores, Care Givers (American Cancer Society)

• Taking Care of Pressure Sores-Stages 1-4. (University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine)

 

         Pictures & Photographs (viewer discretion advised)

• Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers)(Logical Images)

 

         Tutorials

• Sores - interactive tutorial (Patient Education Institute)

• Also available in Spanish

 

          Videos + Guides

• Pressure Ulcers (Beth Israel Medical Center, Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)

• Video Explanation (Livestrong.org Healthbyte)

• Guide: Preventing & Caring Pressure Sores (Detailed guide for nurses and caregivers StopPain.org)

 

         Clinical Trials: Pressure Sores, Bedsores

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Pressure Ulcer(National Institutes of Health)

                                        

        Directories

• Find a Dermatologist(American Academy of Dermatology)

• Find a Wound Nurse in Your Area (Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society)

 

         Statistics

• Pressure Ulcers Among Nursing Home Residents: United States, (National Center for Health Statistics)

 

         Legal: Pressure Sores/Bedsores:

• Online lawsuit evaluation form

• Notes for your legal team