Why is it that my mother was in the hospital for only four days - came home with a slight bruised looking spot on her back and died with massave sores in one month? Why does someone in a coma for a year, 6months whatever don't get them and die quicker?
2007-01-27 02:15:01 · 5 answers · asked by deepdkk 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Bed sores are caused by pressure. If the patient is not kept cleaned & turned about every 2 hours, be sores may develop. The patient's overall health & nutrition level will play into this. Once a bedsore has developed the area MUST stay clean & dry or it may become infected. Once an infection sits in, it can become a life-threatening issue.
2007-01-27 02:57:20 · answer #1 · answered by Gayle R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bed sores are caused by not moving and having constant pressure on one spot..if people are long term patients they are turned and positioned minimum of every 2 hours,bony areas are padded and other measures like that...if bed sores become infected and the infection becomes systemic then yes a person can die in a month..was your mom at home when she died or in the hospital
2007-01-27 12:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by charmel5496 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can, if the patient is not eating, wetting herself, and not having her position changed every 2 hours, care for people in comas is difficult as you can now see
2007-01-27 14:42:04 · answer #3 · answered by usamedic420 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bed sore dont kill unless they become septic and blood poisoning sets in . so it would depend on the patients health and the condition of the sore
2007-01-27 02:31:08 · answer #4 · answered by donna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think so
2007-01-27 02:22:22 · answer #5 · answered by لصيغة البحث 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋