2006-11-07 19:01:20 · 3 answers · asked by Mrs C 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Support stockings have holes that allow visualization of the toes so medical people or others can check on how circulation is going in the lower leg easilly. It's called a blanch check, when you press on a finger or toenail to force the blood out of the capillaries and then release pressure and see how long it takes for the blood and color to return. A slow return rate means that circulation is being interfered with, and the first thing to go is the toes. That's why diabetics and people with lower circulatory problems lose toes and feet. Since support stockings are already being worn by somebody with circulatory problems, most of the time, this is an ongoing concern. They usually already have cold feet, so that's not a dependable indicator of decreased circulation, the only thing left is capillary refill time. Covered toes would prevent easily checking that, so the toes are left open.
2006-11-07 19:26:44 · answer #1 · answered by The mom 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Its so that you can check the color and pulse in the foot. If they are too tight, your skin may appear to be a different color (light, pale or blue), and so that you can check the pulse in your foot to ensure that you are getting enough circulation to the foot. If, say a nurse, doesn't feel a pulse in the foot while the person is wearing support hose, then he/she would know that the hose are too tight and that they need to be removed.
2006-11-08 02:40:20 · answer #2 · answered by kinndee 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
THE HOLES ARE FOR CRACKHEADS TO PUMP THEIR C U M ON YOUR FEET
2016-10-14 15:05:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋