Lack of movement, friction or forgotten
medical devices can cause pressure
ulcers in immobile patients of all ages,
with potentially catastrophic results.
Man lying in a hospital bed at Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem [illustrative].(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
![Man lying in a hospital bed at Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem [illustrative].](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/261409 "Man lying in a hospital bed at Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem [illustrative].")