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They have open wounds that can be as deep into the flash as to the bone. But they don’t bleed to death. Why?
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Pressure ulcers are caused by pressure cutting off the circulation, so they don’t tend to bleed.
To check if a red pressure area is a grade one, or just at risk, nurses will press it with a finger. If it blanches, it isn’t a pressure ulcer.
Source : I’m a grumpy old nurse.
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