Mataracy
VIP Contributor
These chronic open sores appear in persons so I'll they cannot roll over in bed , especially in sick old persons who are very thin and weak.
The sores form over bony parts if the body where the skin is pressed against the bedding. They are most often seen on the buttocks, back, elbows or feet.
How to prevent bed sores:
- Turn the sick person over every hour: fa e up, face down, or from one side to the other
- Bathe him every day and rub his skin with baby oil.
- Use soft bed sheets and padding. Change them daily and each time the bedding gets dirty with urine , stools, vomit, etc
- put cushion under the person in such a way that the bony parts rub less
- Feed the sick persons as well as possible . if he does not eat well extra vitamins may help.
Sometimes nutritious foods are scarce. If a person is already poorly nourished, he should eat as well as he can and perhaps take vitamins besides.
Vitamins taken by mouth work as well as injections, cost less, and are not as dangerous.
Its is advisable not to inject vitamins it is better to swallow then preferably in the form of nutritious foods.
- A child who has a severe chronic illness should be held often on his mother's lap.
Treatment:
- Do all the things mention above...-
- Wash the sires with boiled water mixed with a little salt or hydrogen peroxide. Protect them with sterile guauze bandages.
- To fight infection and speed healing, fill the sore with a paste made of honey and sugar, at least 2 times a day until clean.
What is your take about this?
The sores form over bony parts if the body where the skin is pressed against the bedding. They are most often seen on the buttocks, back, elbows or feet.
How to prevent bed sores:
- Turn the sick person over every hour: fa e up, face down, or from one side to the other
- Bathe him every day and rub his skin with baby oil.
- Use soft bed sheets and padding. Change them daily and each time the bedding gets dirty with urine , stools, vomit, etc
- put cushion under the person in such a way that the bony parts rub less
- Feed the sick persons as well as possible . if he does not eat well extra vitamins may help.
Sometimes nutritious foods are scarce. If a person is already poorly nourished, he should eat as well as he can and perhaps take vitamins besides.
Vitamins taken by mouth work as well as injections, cost less, and are not as dangerous.
Its is advisable not to inject vitamins it is better to swallow then preferably in the form of nutritious foods.
- A child who has a severe chronic illness should be held often on his mother's lap.
Treatment:
- Do all the things mention above...-
- Wash the sires with boiled water mixed with a little salt or hydrogen peroxide. Protect them with sterile guauze bandages.
- To fight infection and speed healing, fill the sore with a paste made of honey and sugar, at least 2 times a day until clean.
What is your take about this?
