Alternating Air Mattress Overlays
Pressure ulcers are significant and growing problems for patients
in confinement to bed or a chair, being unable to move, losing of
bowel or bladder control, having poor nutrition, or with lowered
mental awareness. Anyone who must stay in a bed, chair, or wheelchair
because of illness or injury can get pressure ulcers. A pressure
ulcer, sometimes called “bed scores”, is an injury usually caused
by unrelieved pressure that damages the skin and underlying tissue
by squeezing tiny blood vessels which supply the skin with nutrients
and oxygen. Pressure ulcers lead to pain, a long stay in the hospital
or nursing home and slower recovery from health problems – therefore
increase the cost and decrease the quality of care.
Pressure relief and low air loss technologies are known to be effective
in healing and preventing these wounds and make care giving tasks
significantly easier. At uCan Health, we offer a wide selection
of alternating air mattress overlays to fit a variety budgets and
applications, and the common thread of superior outcomes. These
systems are designed for the prevention and treatment of stage I
– IV pressure ulcers.
It is a physician's responsibility to determine which one is
needed. If you have questions on individual products, please go
to that page, click on Any Questions? and send your questions
to us.
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