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What is a pressure sore?

Mary Zeigler, MS

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
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A pressure sore is a break in the skin, or a wound.  It can be caused by different things, but basically it’s caused when someone has allowed pressure to continuously be applied to that area.  ... Show More

A pressure sore is a break in the skin, or a wound.  It can be caused by different things, but basically it’s caused when someone has allowed pressure to continuously be applied to that area.  

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What is a pressure sore?

Mary Zeigler, MS

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

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A pressure sore is a break in the skin, or a wound.  It can be caused by different things, but basically it’s caused when someone has allowed pressure to continuously be applied to that area.  

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