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Bedsores / Pressure Sores
UK sources of information and / or support
Tissue Viability Society
Provide information on pressure sores.
Pressure ulcer management
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Pressure ulcer management.
European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory panel aims to provide relief to persons suffering from or at risk of pressure ulcers, in particular through research and the education of the public.</a>.
SupaSupport
SupaSupport is a pressure relieving cushion made by Speed Plastics Ltd,a healthcare industry specialist which has manufactured products for theNHS for many years. SupaSupport pressure relieving cushions are suitablefor seat-bound or wheelchair bound people who are at serious risk ofdeveloping acute pressure sores as a direct result of usinginappropriate seating.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Patient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Park House Ltd (pressure relief systems)Medical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Pressure SoresUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Pressure SoresLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Pressure SoresOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Pressue Care
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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