Nursing methods and preventive measures of bedsores in fracture patients

1. Health education

Health education for patients, so that patients fully understand that they are a high-risk group of bedsores. Let the patient understand the prevention and early detection of bedsores, and encourage the patient to move and turn over.

2. Decompression

According to the characteristics of the fracture site, choose an appropriate air cushion; for patients with long bone fractures, they are encouraged to move and turn over as much as possible without affecting the braking of the affected limb, so that the body parts are alternately compressed so as to prevent a certain part from being continuously compressed for too long. long.

3. Skin care

Regularly wipe the back with warm water and massage locally to ensure the blood circulation of the local skin. You can use talcum powder to keep the skin dry.

4. Enhance immunity

The occurrence of bedsores is closely related to the general condition of the patients. Patients suffering from chronic wasting diseases and general malnutrition may easily lead to the decrease of the elasticity of the whole body skin, which leads to the occurrence of bedsores, and the wounds are not easy to heal.

5. Early and active treatment According to the specific degree of the patient's bedsore, targeted treatment should be given to the patient's bedsore.

In short, the nursing and prevention of bedsores in patients with fractures should be done to avoid prolonged pressure on the same part of the body, keep the skin dry, promote blood circulation in the pressured parts, enhance the body's immunity, prevention should be the main priority, early detection and early treatment, etc.