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Bed Positioning For Pressure Relief Pdf
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Protect your skin from injury. — Do not rub or massage skin over bony parts of the body. — Change positions often. If you are in bed, change position at least every 2 hours. If you have a . Shop stocking stuffers · Explore top gifts. Identify the positions in which a person can lie so that there is no or minimal pressure on the wound and alternate between these positions in order to avoid prolonged pressure on another . European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance. Turn patient to a supine position First, elevate foot of bed to 20º (but no more than 30º) using bed controls or pillows (knee-gatch position, above figure). Raising the knees, first, will stop patient from sliding. European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance. Turn patient to a 30° side lying position. Note: Patient is turned with pillows or wedge to a 30° position, not greater than 30°. First, elevate foot of bed to 20º (but no more than 30º) using bed controls or pillows. When clients are side-lying, pressure and shear can be reduced by: Tilting the client in partial side -lying position (lateral tilt 15 degrees) to offload pressure at the coccyx and hip. Using pillows or bed wedges to support client in side -lying position.
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