Nursing Home Lawyers: The Problem of Bed Sores
Lawyers Handling Cases Throughout the U.S. Involving Nursing Home Abuse, Neglect and Medical Malpractice
Bed sores (also called decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers, or pressure sores) are injuries to the skin and to the underlying tissue. Bed sores typically develop when blood supply to the skin is cut off for more than a few hours. As the skin dies from the lack of oxygen, the bed sore first begins as a red, painful area, which eventually turns purple.
Left untreated, a bed sore can become infected because it exposes the area to germs and bacteria. A bed sore can become deep, extending into the muscle. Once a bed sore develops, healing is difficult, particuarly in nursing home patients who often have other medical issues. Bed scores in nursing home often are very painful and lead to severe complications and even death as a result of infection in the bone or blood.
Bedsores can result from a nursing home care taker's negligence properly treat a patient in a nursing home. Specifically, the injury is often the neglect of failing to turn incapacitated patients, failure to provide an approprately padded wheelchair, chair or bed, and failure of the nursing home to keep the patients skin clean and dry. The parts of the body at the greatest risk bed sore injuries are the shoulder blades, the base of the spine, and the sides of the knees, heels, hips, back of the head and other areas of the body where there is little fat to provide a cushion. Bed sores are also referred to as pressure sores, pressure ulcers and decubitus ulcers.
If someone you love has injuries or unknown origin, bed sores, a broken hip or frequent falls and you are suspicions of elder abuse or nursing home negligence, a personal injury lawsuit may be filed on their behalf. If you believe that you or someone you love has suffered a serious injury as the result of nursing home abuse or nursing home neglect, call our nursing home attorneys at 800-553-8082 for a free consultation or click here for a free Internet consultation. There are no fees or expenses unless a recovery is obtained in your nursing home case.
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