Does the position of the body affect the development of pressure areas?
How a resident is positioned when lying in bed or sitting will have an impact on particular parts of the body. Some parts of the body become pressure points because of the weight being applied at particular places.
Before moving to the next pages, write down where you think pressure areas may develop when people are:
- sitting in a chair
- lying on their back
- lying on their side
- lying on their stomach.
Use your list to check how you went as you read the next pages.
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