What I have is a hill-rom acucair…..I’m assuming the true low air loss mattress is different?
nicki From: alcibiates2 [mailto:alcibiat...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 1:52 PM To: Nichole Rohling; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Pressure Sore I don't know if you are able to get one, but you need a "True low air loss mattress ", not an alternating pressure mattress that leaks air. Good luck. Best Wishes, John s. -------- Original message -------- From: Nichole Rohling <zoocr...@windstream.net> Date: 12/15/2016 2:13 PM (GMT-05:00) To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Pressure Sore I’ve been paralyzed 18 ½ years and have had 1 pressure sore at the top of my butt crack a few years after my injury. One of my caregivers noticed last night I am getting another one. I am pretty sure it’s from laying on my back in bed. I prop my feet up and my pillow top has a deep indention where my butt is. I do have a air bed on top of the mattress. I can’t lay on my side because my catheter doesn’t drain. Suggestions please on how you would relieve pressure on this area. Home health nurse left me aquacell to put on it but they are 6 x 6 ……..she said just cut them but that leaves 2 edges that aren’t sealed and I thought you weren’t suppose to put that directly on an open sore? Nicki
