Wednesday, May 5, 2010

More About Bedsores

Isaiah 40:29 “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” We need new strength for each day.
I have been sharing with you about how to protect your love ones from getting bedsores.
If you have a nurse who comes out she can get you the thick Hydrocolloid dressing I told you about. You can buy them but they are very expensive. When the nurse does not come out, I go ahead and order them myself. You can also get a Hydrophiler Coloplast the nurse can also get this for you. Be sure and watch the feet and I also ordered some special booties you can use to help keep bedsores off the feet. Always make sure you keep the feet up on pillows if this is a pressure point. You must always remember the sign of a bedsore starting is the pinkish or red color and when you see this you must take care of it at once and put a stop to it. This is very important to stop it immediately.
I will also talk about the feeding tube, suction machines, diapers, pillows, feeding by mouth, using thick it, blood pressure medication, strokes/aspirin and keeping things sanitary, supplies, visiting nurses and anything else I can help you with.
More tomorrow Rebecca

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