End of Life – Reducing & Managing Pressure Ulcers Congress

Interrupting residents sleep to prevent pressure ulcers is ineffective and abusive and could be linked to behavioural concerns, the author of a recent study tells Australian Ageing Agenda. The University of New South Wales published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry investigated if the repositioning of residents every two hours around the clock was effective in reducing…

Pleased to be attending this exciting gathering, keeping us all up to date on the latest news on Tissue breakdown and wound care.

We are happy to report further pressure mapping tests have been completed, this time on a patient seated rather than in a supine position.  Two tests were conducted with the Treat Eezi resting on standard foam and reflection foam, both results were impressive :   Pressure Mapping Test Results in Buckingham Tilt & Space Recliner Chair (Aged:…

Residents in aged care facilities are repositioned every two hours to prevent bedsores, but new Australian research has found this practice is ineffective and could be causing further problems for patients. What’s more is researchers from the UNSW believe this practice could constitute abuse. The new study found that two-hourly repositioning was not only ineffective…

Thanks to all the old friends in the Wheelchair Services Departments who I met after 10 years at the Posture & Mobility Exhibition and conference in Cardiff last month, I am sure our new products will be of benefit.