{"id":2679,"date":"2019-08-28T11:55:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T11:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pope.esenf.pt\/intentcare?page_id=2679"},"modified":"2019-08-28T11:55:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T11:55:20","slug":"ulcer-and-fall-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pope.esenf.pt\/intentcare?page_id=2679&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Ulcer and fall prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\">If your family member is bedridden or in a wheelchair for most of the time, encourage him\/her to lighten body weight every 2 hours. Follow the instructions: 1) with hands resting on the chair armrests, push and lift the body for seconds; 2) or shift body weight from one buttock to the other.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\">If your family member has a reddish area, you must contact the nurse.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #003366;\">Fall prevention<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\">Make sure that:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\">1. Your family member should be able to move around easily in his\/her location area, hence furniture should be kept as minimal as possible.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\">2. You are using non-skid hard sole shoes securely fastened.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\">3. Place regular utensils at your family member\u2019s reach.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\">4. Carpets and rugs should be removed or have non-slip protection.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\">5. The sofa and chair must be steady, resistant and with armchairs.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\">6. If fall occurs regardless of injury, you must report this occurrence to the nurse or physician.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Fira Sans',serif; color: #3c4858;\">7. 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