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Pressure on the patient...This article first appeared in Bedsore Biomechanics and is reproduced by kind permission of Palgrave Macmillan, Macmillan Publishers Ltd

The primary cause of pressure sores is the interference with the blood supply of the tissues which, if prolonged, will result in their death. In most cases, the prolonged pressure which occludes vessels is caused by the inability of the patient to feel pain and/or move. Fortunately the surface area...

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Published in:Journal of Tissue Viability Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 12 - 15
Main Author: Scales JT
Format: pictorial review Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2006 May
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          Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Control
          Beds and Mattresses
          Pressure Ulcer Etiology
          Pressure Adverse Effects
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