Best watched from this link: www.youtube.com www.sherrypeeljackson.com http From: "Colin L. Jackson" colinljackson@msn.com Date: November 30, 2009 12:34:03 PM PST Subject: Sherry Peel Jackson Hi Friends and Family, Please, pray for my wife, Sherry Peel Jackson. She's still having challenges while she's incarcerated. Thank you, in advance, for your prayers and encouragement. Here's a letter from Sherry to our Congressman, concerning her current situation. God bless you. In Christ, Colin Read letter at this link: www.rumormillnews.com Video Rating: 5 / 5
Bedsores, or pressure ulcers as they are sometimes called, are a serious and unfortunate common occurrence among residents in nursing homes. This is so because the most significant risk factor of developing a bedsore is immobility--someone who cannot move or get out of bed on their own and must depend on the care of another. Because most bedsores are preventable, the mere existence of one may indicate medical negligence and a failure by the nursing home to properly reposition a resident, among other failures. In short, a pressure ulcer is caused by unrelieved pressure on the skin that results in damage to the underlying skin tissue. There are four stages of bedsores. Stage I is an observable redness (alteration of skin) caused by pressure. Stage II is an observable thinning of a skin area and appears as a blister or abrasion. Stage III is an observable thinning and skin loss with damage to the underlying tissue and appears as a deep crater or blister. Stage IV is a full skin loss with extensive damage to the skin and underlying tissue, involving necrosis (rotting of skin) and may cause damage to the muscle and bone. When someone is first admitted to a nursing home, the nursing home should perform a full evaluation of the resident to determine the existence of any risk factors for developing a bedsore. The following are a number of risk factors that should be considered by a nursing home when caring for a resident to prevent a bedsore: a. Immobility-confined to bed or a ...
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