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Pressure injuries: what you don't see can hurt you

July 9 2020

Pressure injuries: what you don't see can hurt you

Similar to other medical conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes, what you don’t see can hurt you. Unfortunately, just because you can’t see symptoms or indicators, it doesn’t mean damage or harm isn’t being done.
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The importance of wound care certification

December 3 2018

The importance of wound care certification

Within the past 25 years, wound care research and product development has blossomed. As the wound care arena expands, the demand placed on clinicians to be more knowledgeable and proficient in properly preventing, diagnosing and treating wounds is also increasing.
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How to prevent pressure injury in care environments

November 16 2018

How to prevent pressure injury in care environments

The occurrence of pressure injuries is not limited to acute settings. Anyone can potentially develop a pressure injury. The main causes of pressure injuries, also known as pressure ulcers, are pressure, shear and microclimate. However, other factors such as age, mobility, obesity, medication and malnutrition all affect a patient’s susceptibility to developing one.
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Bringing national awareness to pressure injury prevention and treatment

November 12 2018

Bringing national awareness to pressure injury prevention and treatment

Bed sore, decubitus ulcer, pressure sore, and most recently, pressure injury. These are all common terms that refer to tissue damage that results from pressure.
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The life expectancy of support surfaces

August 14 2018

The life expectancy of support surfaces

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The importance of nutrition in pressure injury prevention and healing

August 7 2018

The importance of nutrition in pressure injury prevention and healing

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At Arjo, we are committed to improving the everyday lives of people affected by reduced mobility and age-related health challenges. With products and solutions that ensure ergonomic patient handling, personal hygiene, disinfection, diagnostics, and the effective prevention of pressure injuries and venous thromboembolism, we help professionals across care environments to continually raise the standard of safe and dignified care. Everything we do, we do with people in mind.

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