Try: Change the cr’s position every 15 minutes or so during the day and every two hours at night help the cr lay at a 30 degree angle on his or her side and avoid lying directly on the hip bone support the cr’s legs with pillows from the calf to the ankle but avoid placing pillows directly behind knees to reduce the restriction of blood flow use pillows and body supports to keep body parts from touching

Materials: Pillows body supports

Categories: Medical Physical, Needs Much Assistance, So-So Touch, Poor Touch

Information: n/a

References: Adapted from the mayo clinic internet website www mayoclinic com bedsore prevention information

Keywords: Bedsores abscess blister pressure prevention sores wounds

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed