- Pressure sores are open wounds on your skin.
- They are also called pressure ulcers, bed sores or pressure injuries.
- These are caused by long periods of pressure or friction.
- People in hospital or those who can’t walk or move around are at risk.
Easy read resources.
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Preventing pressure sores.
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What is pressure damage?
YouTube video
5 key points to prevent pressure ulcers.
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Looking after your skin in hospital.
Other reading resources.
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Buckinghamshire Tissue Viability Service.
Oxford Health Tissue viability service.
Berkshire West Tissue Viability Service.
Pressure sores and how to prevent and treat them.
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