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Air Mattress/ Pressure Mattress
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Hospital Equipment
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Air mattresses also known as pressure mattress are primarily used to prevent pressure injuries from occurring.
Pressure is a big concern in all areas of healthcare, but particularly with elderly people who spend a lot of time sat or laid down. These kinds of pressure injuries are called decubitus ulcers.
Pressure ulcers and sores are caused when the skin and underlying tissues are starved of oxygen. Especially with boney parts of our body (elbows, the posterior, heels, back of the head etc.), it’s easier for blood flow to decrease to those areas when we’re in the same position for several hours every day.
When the blood flow decreases, less oxygen reaches our skin cells. This means that the skin cells begin to die and pressure sores form in their place.
Air mattresses help to prevent this from ever occurring in the first place.
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