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Essential Care
The Essential Care mattress is an entry level pressure redistributing support surface for the community, residential healthcare environment.
The Essential Care mattress is an entry level pressure redistributing support surface for the community, residential healthcare environment.
The Essential Care mattress profile cut surface provides a cost efective solution for comfort and pressure redistribution to meet the needs of individuals ‘at risk’ or ‘high risk’.
- Cut foam castellations
- Multi-stretch vapor-permeable, water resistant polyurethane fabric cover
- Zipped around 3 sides for ease of inspection and cleaning
- Fire retardant
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Technical data
Size: 2000 x 880 x 150 mm 2050 x 880 x 150 mm
Max. user weight: 140 kg (22 stone)
1. Essential nursing care is pivotal in pressure ulcer prevention. This mattress will positively contribute to the outcome of a pressure ulcer prevention care plan. Education, clinical judgement and action based planning based on vulnerability are fundamental factors in the prevention of pressure ulcers. A range of assessment scales can be used as a formal method of assessing risk from pressure ulcer development, and should be used in conjunction with an informal assessment (informed nursing judgement). Informal assessment is considered to be of greater importance and clinical value. 2. The risk category in this instance is based on the Waterlow Scale. Mattresses is manufactured to: BS EN 597-1 Cig, BS EN 597-2 Match and BS 7177: Crib Source 5
Knowledge:
Pressure injury
A pressure injury is an injury that commonly develops in a person who is immobile for an extended period of time. These wounds are painful and can lead to permanent disabilities.
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Working environments
By improving care givers working conditions, it will lower their risk of injury and thus reduce absenteeism.
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