Prevention and Cure of Pressure Sores

The Supreme Court of California held, in Delaney v. Baker, 82 Cal. Rptr. 2d 610 (1999), that the heightened remedies available under the Elder Abuse Act (Act), Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 15657,15657.2 (West 1998), apply to health care providers who engage in reckless neglect of an elder adult. The court interpreted two sections of the Act: (1) section 15657, which provides for enhanced remedies for reckless neglect; and (2) section 15657.2, which limits recovery for actions based on “professional negligence.” The court held that reckless neglect is distinct from professional negligence and therefore the restrictions on remedies against health care providers for professional negligence are inapplicable.Kay Delaney sued Meadowood, a skilled nursing facility (SNF), after a resident, her mother, died. Evidence at trial indicated that Rose Wallien, the decedent, was left lying in her own urine and feces for extended periods of time and had stage I11 and IV pressure sores on her ankles, feet, and buttocks at the time of her death.

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Study of quality assurance in prevention and therapy of pressure sores by measurement of overlay pressure with test persons on different prophylaxis systems

Pflege ◽

10.1024/1012-5302.13.5.297 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 297-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Stefan Roales-Welsch ◽

Antaszek ◽

Hense ◽

Pfeiffer ◽

Freyenhagen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Pressure Sores ◽

Os Coccygis ◽

Prevention And Therapy

In dieser Studie zur Qualitätssicherung in der Prophylaxe und Therapie des Dekubitus durch Auflagedruckmessungen bei Probanden auf sechs Weichlagerungs- und fünf Wechseldrucksystemen war die Zielsetzung, eine Ist-Analyse der am Klinikum eingesetzten Antidekubitushilfsmittel durchzuführen. Außerdem galt es herauszufinden, ob die angewandte Methode der pneumatischen Druckmessung mit Probanden auch im Versorgungsalltag verwendbar ist. Können verlässliche und valide Messdaten erwartet werden, wenn man bei betroffenen Patienten Messungen durchführt? Zur Beantwortung dieser Fragen wurden bei 23/19 Probanden, auch in Seitenlage, durch das Platzieren von Messmatten zwischen Körper und unterschiedliche Antidekubitussysteme Messungen durchgeführt. Bei den Weichlagerungssystemen kann an allen Messorten eine signifikante Druckreduzierung (p < 0,05), am Os coccygis eine hochsignifikante Druckreduzierung (p < 0,01) nachgewiesen werden. Bei den Wechseldrucksystemen liegt der Mittelwert der maximalen Druckbelastung über 12 min bei unterschiedlicher Amplitude (75,47 mmHg–5 mmHg) und verschiedener Frequenz (1,5 min–10 min) zwischen 56,39 mmHg und 38,94 mmHg.

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Library of health: Complete guide to prevention and cure of disease.

10.1037/13820-000 ◽

1926 ◽

Keyword(s):

Prevention And Cure

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Preventing Abuse: Pressure Sores

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e520272011-001 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Debra Wertheimer ◽

Barbara Resnick ◽

Donna Senft

Keyword(s):

Pressure Sores

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Traditional, Pharmacological and Patenting Potential of Neem (Azadirachta indica): A Review

Research in Pharmacy and Health Sciences ◽

10.32463/rphs.2017.v03i04.20 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 383-391

Author(s):

Mohd Asif Khan ◽

Shashi Bhooshan Tiwari ◽

Himanshu Gupta ◽

Huma Noor

Keyword(s):

Azadirachta Indica ◽

Indian Subcontinent ◽

National Academy Of Sciences ◽

Neem Tree ◽

Commercial Plant ◽

Pharmacological Potential ◽

Pharmacologically Active ◽

In The Beginning ◽

Prevention And Cure ◽

Academy Of Sciences

Since ancient time, herbal drugs were highly used in the prevention and cure of various human illnesses. In India, Azadirachta indica being commonly known as Neem or Margosa is one of the multi-functional trees; belonging to Meliaceae family. In 1992, the US National Academy of Sciences was published a report entitled ‘Neem- a tree for solving global problems’. It is still considered as ‘village dispensary’ throughout the India. There are two species of Azadirachta which have been investigated; Azadirachta indica that is found in the Indian subcontinent and Azadirachta excelsa Kack that is homegrown to Indonesia and Philippines. A large number of pharmacologically active substances have been identified and isolated from the different parts of neem including azadirachtin, meliacin, gedunin, salanin, nimbin, valassin and various other components which are derived from these main compounds. Many different studies have been evaluated and authenticated for its various traditional and pharmacological activities like itching, leprosy, wound healing, spermicidal, anti-inflammatory, insecticidal, antidiabetic and analgesic etc. In the beginning of 1979, patenting on neem was started by CSIR to separate the active compounds from neem oil. Its great implantation fights with soil erosion, global warming, deforestations and desertification world-wide. In 2002, World Neem Conference raised the neem tree as an industrial or commercial plant. This review is going to explore comprehensively; traditional, pharmacological potential along with patenting, environmental & industrial significant of various parts of neem tree with safety concerns.

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Role of topical insulin therapy as an adjunct in the management of pressure ulcer

Clinical Research and Clinical Trials ◽

10.31579/2578-8868/15 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 01-03

Author(s):

Ravi Chittoria

Keyword(s):

Wound Healing ◽

Insulin Therapy ◽

Pressure Ulcer ◽

Healing Rate ◽

Pressure Sore ◽

Pressure Sores ◽

Established Method ◽

Wound Bed Preparation ◽

Wound Healing Rate

Pressure ulcer or pressure sore is one of the complications seen in bedridden patients. Management of these ulcers is often challenging. But there is no well-established method that accelerates the wound healing rate. Various adjunctive methods are used for wound bed preparation before definitive reconstruction plan is made. Here we describe our experience in the role of insulin therapy as an adjunct in the management of pressure sores.

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