What is Pressure ulcer?
[[File:Imagen Bob 108.jpg|thumb|Terminal case of bed sores]] '''Pressure ulcers''', also known as '''pressure sores''', '''bed sores''' or '''pressure injuries''', are damage to the [[skin]] and/or tissue that happen over a [[bone]] caused by a lot of pressure on it. This is usually caused by sitting or laying in bed for a long time. The most common sites are the skin overlying the [[sacrum]], [[coccyx]], [[heel]]s, and [[hip]]s. Other places can also be affected, such as the [[elbow]]s, [[knee]]s, [[ankle]]s, back of [[shoulder]]s, or the back of the [[cranium]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Saghaleini |first1=Seied Hadi |last2=Dehghan |first2=Kasra |last3=Kamran |first3=Shadvar |last4=Sarvin |first4=Sanaie |last5=Ata |first5=Mahmoodpoor |last6=Zohreh |first6=Ostadi |title=Pressure Ulcer and Nutrition |journal=Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine |date=April 2018 |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=283–289 |doi=10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_277_17 |doi-access=free |pmid=29743767 |pmc=5930532 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{med-stub}} [[Category:Medical emergencies]]