unipaccontagem.blogspot.com lojadocurativo.com.br cirurgicasantos.com.br catalogohospitalar.com.br www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/pdf/2006-19/1/029-038.pdf www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUtd7zWR5iM gus-tl.blogspot.com/2005/02/o-que-so-lceras-de-presso.htm rumoaenfermagem.blogspot.com www2.eerp.usp.brSummary: Introduction ................................................. .............. 3A pressure ulcer .............................................. .... 42 What is .............................................. ..................... 4Causes ................................................ 3 .................... 4Symptoms ................................................ 4 ................. 5Prevention ................................................ 5 ............... 5Treatment ................................................ 6 .............. 67 Some products used to perform curative .......................................... ........................ 7Care ................................................ 8 ................... 89 nursing intervention in the prevention and action 8Epidemiology ................................................ 10 ......... 9Bibliographies ................................................ 11 ............ 10Introduction: Let us now learn about a very important topic and often seen in our profession, is very interesting, you never had the opportunity to see may even feel awkward and even a bit confusing, but it is actually the reality of many of our patients who are bedridden and we rely heavily on nurses and all hospital staff in general and if it is at home will depend heavily on their families, in order to work together is much more rewarding. Let's see a little bit about what and pressure ulcers, their causes, prevention, treatment, symptoms, some products that are used for pressure ulcers in long depending on your level and needs of each one, let's take a general approach, knowing more everything you can not even address, the more we give the best to make explicit in the next few pages is the essential, because only in the practice and reality of everyday life is going to bring us the excellence in care. A pressure ulcer can be defined as a skin lesion caused by interrupting blood in a given area, which develops due to an increased pressure for a prolonged period. It is also known as decubitus ulcer, bedsore bedsore, or decubitus. The term eschar should be used when you have a black scab or necrotic part of the lesion.1 - Pressure Ulcers2 - What it is: The pressure ulcers (bedsores, skin ulcers) are skin lesions that occur as a result of a lack of blood supply and an irritation of the skin covering a bony prominence, in areas where it was pressed against a bed, a wheelchair, a cast, splint or other hard object over an extended period. 3 - Causes The skin has a rich blood supply that carries oxygen to all its layers. If the irrigation is stopped for more than 2 or 3 hours, the skin dies, beginning with its outer layer (epidermis). A frequent cause of skin blood flow is reduced in pressure. The normal movement varies the pressure, so that blood flow does not get blocked for an extended period. The layer of fat under the skin, especially on the bony prominences, acts as a cushion and prevents the blood vessels to obscure the video. People who can not move about at greater risk of developing pressure ulcers. This group includes people who are paralyzed, very frail or incarcerated. They are also likely those who are not able to feel discomfort or pain signals which induce movement. Injury to a nerve (for a wound, a stroke, diabetes or other causes) decreases the ability to feel pain. A coma may also reduce this perception capacity. People with