BRIDGEPORT — As a nurse, Linda Seaman has come to see pressure ulcers as a horrifying inevitability. The wounds, more commonly called bed sores, are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue, caused ...

PITTSBURGH, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- "Our mother was bedbound and needed to be moved every two hours," said one of two inventors, from Hollywood, Fla. "We thought there could be a better way to ...

Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, ...

CAMDEN, N.J. (WPVI) -- A local hospital is using a new tool to prevent pressure ulcers. They're commonly called bed sores, and they can lead to fatal complications. Healthcare experts believe there ...

New electric underpants help prevent bedsores. Oct 16, 2012— -- Scientists have designed electric underpants that shock the bottom to help prevent bedsores for people who are immobilized. When a ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Tammy LaForce says she called James Square nursing home every two hours to remind the staff to turn her father so his bed sores wouldn't worsen. Her father, Curt LaForce, had ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I worked as a medical social worker for 30 years in clinical settings such as hospitals, and I thought there could be an improved way to help prevent and ...

“Bed sores are a complex problem that are influenced by the age, nutrition, hygiene, medical conditions, moisture and prolonged higher pressure on the contact points of the patient on the surfaces of ...

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Decubitus ulcers are injuries to the skin that occur when prolonged pressure obstructs blood flow. Decubitus ulcer staging helps doctors determine the best treatment plan for these types of wounds.