Pressure Sores/ Bed Seats

Question 1

ischemia

Answer 1

reduced blood supply to part of body

Question 2

decubiti ulcer

Answer 2

death of the skin and underlying muscles

Question 3

Pressure ulcers locations

Answer 3

1. Heels
2. Ankles
3. Elbows
4. Hips
5. Ischial Tuberosities (Pelvis bone)
6. Sacral Region (Tailbone area)

Question 4

pressure ulcer

Answer 4

area of skin and tissue that becomes injured or broken down

Question 5

iatrogenic

Answer 5

illness caused by medical examination or treatment

Question 6

Causes of Pressure Ulcer (4)

Answer 6

1. Pressure
2. Moisture
3. Shear
4. Friction

Question 7

Pressure

Answer 7

compression of soft tissue between a bony
prominence and bed

Question 8

Moisture

Answer 8

over-hydrates skin which lowers its resistance to stresses like pressure or friction

Question 9

Shear

Answer 9

adjacent surfaces slide across one another

Question 10

Friction

Answer 10

skin is pulled across a coarse surface, and skin is exposed to let bacteria enter

Question 11

rotational shear

Answer 11

caused when the user is pivoted from the
lying to sitting position

Question 12

Stage 1 Pressure Ulcer

Answer 12

reddened area of skin that is “non-blanchable”

Question 13

Stage 1 PU indicators (4)

Answer 13

1. Discoloration of skin
2. Warmth
3. Edema (swelling)
4. Induration (hardening of skin)

Question 14

Stage 2 Pressure Ulcer

Answer 14

skin blisters or forms open sore and partial skin loss

Question 15

Stage 3 Pressure Ulcer

Answer 15

skin breakdown looking like a crater

Question 16

Stage 4 Pressure Ulcer

Answer 16

so deep that there is damage to muscle and bone

Question 17

Factors for Pressure Sores (4)

Answer 17

1. inability to move body without assistance
2. chronic condition, like diabetes
3. urinary/ bowel incontinence
4. fragile skin with old age

Question 18

Pressure relief in wheelchairs (4)

Answer 18

1. seat cushions
2. tilting/ reclining
3. repositioning
4. proper seat positioning

Question 19

scoliosis

Answer 19

lateral curvature of the spine

Question 20

65% of scoliosis causes are idiopathic. (T or F)

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Common scoliosis disabilities (4)

Answer 21

1. spina bifida
2. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
3. osteogenesis imperfecta
4. spinal muscular atrophy

Question 22

kyphosis

Answer 22

roundback or slouching

Question 23

Causes of Kyphosis & Lordosis (3)

Answer 23

1. postural
2. congenital
3. nutritional

Question 24

Common kyphosis disabilities (4)

Answer 24

1. osteoporosis
2. age-related
3. chronic wheelchair sitting
4. rickets

Question 25

lordosis

Answer 25

swayback or arched back

Question 26

Common lordosis disabilities (4)

Answer 26

1. osteoporosis 2. achondroplasia 3. spondylolisthesis 4. rickets

Question 27

gatch bed

Answer 27

bed where one crack raises the whole bed, one raises the head, and one raises the foot

Question 28

electric bed/ modern hospital bed

Answer 28

bed can raise entire bed, head, knees, and allows trendelenburg position

Question 29

Trendelenburg position

Answer 29

positioning technique where a person lies on their back with their feet elevated higher than their head

Question 30

low electric bed

Answer 30

eight inches to less than two feet from the ground

Question 31

low air loss bed

Answer 31

bed blows air into sacs within the mattress to keep skin cool and dry

Question 32

circo-electric beds

Answer 32

bed that rotates inside circular bars for patients with severe burns or spinal injuries

Question 33

clinitron bed

Answer 33

bed filled with material that resembles sand to reduced pressure and maintain a level temperature

Question 34

inner-spring mattress

Answer 34

least expensive and supplied by Medicare Beds

Question 35

foam mattress

Answer 35

does not breakdown like inner-spring and placed on bed frame

Question 36

egg crate mattress

Answer 36

mattress pads with dips and bumps used for surgery recovery patients

Question 37

gel overlay

Answer 37

gel bladders inside a form core placed on existing mattress

Question 38

alternating pressure pad

Answer 38

alternates inflating of cells to change pressure points

Question 39

non-powered pressure reduction mattress

Answer 39

channels air through cells for maximum patient immersion

Question 40

lateral rotation mattress

Answer 40

constantly rotates the patient from side to side cyclically change pressure points.

Question 41

fixed rail ceiling lift

Answer 41

lift between two fixed points

Question 42

mobile lift

Answer 42

easy to use in smaller spaces and flexible to life from floor to wheelchair

Question 43

free standing lift

Answer 43

overhead structure with sliding transverse beam lifting in all directions around a room

Question 44

standing frame

Answer 44

AT used to provide alternative positioning from standing to sitting in wheelchair

Question 45

commode/ shower chairs

Answer 45

water resistant seats used for bathtubs or roll-in showers