Electric Mobility Scooters

Pressure Sore Risk Factors:

The elderly and people with mobility problems are at a greater risk for pressure sores.
Incontinence is also a contributor, along with malnutrition and dehydration.  Certain medications can also be an attributing factor.

Signs and Symptoms of Pressure Sore Development:

• Discoloration: In lighter-skin, the skin may turn red or dark purple.  Darker-skinned the area may become darker than normal.
• There may be a bad smell from the area
• Redness or warmth around the sore
• Swelling around the sore
• Tenderness, pain around the sore
• Thick yellow or green pus
• Size of pressure sores are variable, they can go down into the muscle, or even to the bone.
• Further reduction in mobility

 Pressure Sore Prevention:

Relieving pressure: Position must be changed on a regular basis, at least every two hours, and in the very frail at least every hour.
Good Diet: A good and balanced diet contributes to healing, as well as avoiding severe nutritional decline and loss of weight
Skin Care: Keep the skin clean. Moisture should be minimized. Skin care products should be used that moisturize the skin but do not make it wet or soggy.
Use continence aids if a person is unable to control their bladder or bowels. Pads, diapers, convenes or catheterizing.
Inspect the skin to see if any redness or breaks in the skin are developing.
Use products to relieve and treat pressure sores; airbeds, foam bed, bed and chair protectors, chair products, continence aids can all contribute to avoiding of bed sores.