2007-07-20 06:13:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
The people who get bed sores get them because they cannot move parts of their bodies at all. That is why nurses turn them over, and things like that.
A healthy person who has control of their body will move, even a little bit, and that means they won't get bed sores. If for some reason, a healthy person was trying to get a bed sore, it would be difficult, because just an itch, or moving in their sleep, would keep that from happening.
2007-07-20 06:19:55 · answer #1 · answered by nojunk_9 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A healthy person may never get a bed sore. This is because they are able to move about and bed sores are a result of pressure on a particular area cutting off circulation resulting in the breaking down of the tissue.
2007-07-20 13:17:32 · answer #2 · answered by Nora Explora 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A bed sore develops when blood supply to the skin is cut off for more than two to three hours. As the skin dies, the bed sore first starts as a red, painful area, which eventually turns purple.
2007-07-20 13:18:20 · answer #3 · answered by Jellybean had her little bean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"healthy person" doesn't really help the explanation here... Circulation would be the main concern. Healthy people have different circulation rates, different sleeping movement patterns, etc. Also depends on age.
If you are concerned because you have an area of numbness, also consider a possible nervous system issue. See a doctor.
If you're asking because you're caring for a patient, the standard for turning a patient who is unable to turn themselves is every 2 hours MINIMUM. This includes while they are sleeping.
2007-07-20 13:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by Renee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about two weeks if not even moving around at all in bed, and not at least having bathing. The urine from toileting on skin is what starts the break down bed sore area. Also turning in different positions helps take pressure off skin.
2007-07-20 13:18:30 · answer #5 · answered by kim 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A healthy person would be very unlikely to get a bedsore, because we tend to move reflexively when we feel pain. Before a bedsore could form, the effected area would begin to feel very uncomfortable and eventually very painful.
2007-07-20 13:18:59 · answer #6 · answered by Samantha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a couple of weeks. Maybe not that long. I think you would have to stay in the same position the whole time. When I have been sick, I have been in bed for several days, but I got up occasionally, to get food. And I did not lay in the same position.
You should try it and see.
2007-07-20 13:17:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋