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Pressure Sores

Editors:

J. C. Barbenel (Bioengineering Unit)⁰,
C. D. Forbes¹,
G. D. O. Lowe²

J. C. Barbenel
1. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
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C. D. Forbes
1. Royal Infirmary, University Department of Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland
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G. D. O. Lowe
1. Royal Infirmary, University Department of Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland
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Table of contents (19 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xi

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Opening address and welcome to participants
1. Opening address and welcome to participants
  
  M. McInnes
  
  Pages 1-3
Workshop on wheelchairs
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 5-5
  
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2. Wheelchair services
  
  John Hunter
  
  Pages 7-13
3. Seating for patients vulnerable to pressure sores
  
  M. W. Ferguson-Pell
  
  Pages 15-25
4. Special modifications to chairs for posture control
  
  Roy L. Nelham
  
  Pages 27-33
5. An alternative to the wheelchair
  
  J. C. Griffiths, J. Edwards, A. G. Taylor
  
  Pages 35-47
Back Matter

Pages 49-50

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Pressure sores—the problem
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 51-51
  
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2. Pressure sores
  
  A. A. Barton
  
  Pages 53-57
3. Pressure sore prevalence
  
  M. M. Jordan, J. C. Barbenel
  
  Pages 59-66
4. Measurement of interface pressures
  
  J. C. Barbenel
  
  Pages 67-78
Patients at risk
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 79-79
  
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2. Pressure problems in the elderly
  
  A. N. Exton-Smith
  
  Pages 81-90
3. Spinal shock in paraplegia—early skin care
  
  N. Watson
  
  Pages 91-94
4. Skin care and long-term rehabilitation
  
  N. Watson
  
  Pages 95-102
5. Young disabled in the community
  
  E. G. Cantrell, J. Dawson
  
  Pages 103-114
Back Matter

Pages 115-118

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Pressure sore prevention
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 119-119
  
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2. The role of the occupational therapist in pressure sore prevention
  
  R. Crewe
  
  Pages 121-132

Keywords

Editors and Affiliations

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

J. C. Barbenel
Royal Infirmary, University Department of Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland

C. D. Forbes, G. D. O. Lowe

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Pressure Sores
Editors: J. C. Barbenel, C. D. Forbes, G. D. O. Lowe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81351-3
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1983
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 187
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Nursing

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