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Pressure Ulcer - Patient Handouts

Skin Care & Pressure Sores
Six part series with important information regarding pressure sores, including prevention, risk factors, and treatment options.
  1. Causes & Risks (PDF) (en español)
  2. Prevention (PDF) (en español)
  3. Pressure Reliefs (PDF) (en español)
  4. Building Skin Tolerance (PDF) (en español)
  5. Areas at High Risk (PDF) (en español)
  6. Recognizing and Treating Pressure Sores (PDF) (en español)

 

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System provides this website as an auxiliary resource for the primary care of patients with spinal cord injury.The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90SIMS0020). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this website do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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