Guest guest Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I think it would be beneficial to use generally accepted vocabulary, so I looked around and found a suitable candidate term. > a) reactive hyperemia resolves itself within 3/4 of the time > pressure was applied, and reactive hyperemia blanches when > pressure is applied, whereas a Stage I pressure ulcer does not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decubitus_ulcers (warning: gross) We use the " fades within 1-hour " rule of thumb around here, but it still sounds like the same distinction to me. Anybody got some pink spots to test for blanching? If so, specify whether they also faded within an hour. With the helmets, due sweating and a characteristic abrasion lesion, we identify the ulcer as miliaria rubra, heat rash, rather than stage 2 pressure sore. I don't think that's incorrect; there just seems to be a tiny overlap between the categories of pressure sore and heat rash, when the cause of the heat rash is known to involve persistent pressure. -- Thad On Feb 16, 2010, at 1:52 AM, ryechz wrote: > a hot spot is a pressure spot that takes a long time to go away. > > >> >>> Hi my son is nine months old and has had a STAR band for three >>> weeks now. We have had one issue after another, rashes, hot spots, >>> tenderness behind his ears and neck, one of his ears swelling up, >>> it has been aweful. >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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