Who gets Pressure sores?
Anyone can get a pressure sore whether they are aged 10 or aged 80. But the people who are most at risk are: • people who have trouble moving and cannot change position themselves • people who cannot feel pain over part or all of their body • people who are incontinent • people who are seriously ill, or have had surgery • people who have a poor diet and dont drink enough water • people who are very young or very old • people who have damaged their spinal cord and can neither move nor feel their bottom and legs • older people who are ill or have suffered an injury like a broken hip Sarah aged 9 got a pressure sore on her heal after having an operation on her broken leg. Josie aged 28 had a pressure sore after giving birth to her first child and having an epidural. James, aged 35 suffered a pressure sore on the back of his leg after changing to a new wheelchair. Stan, age 73 got a pressure sore on his bottom after a bad chest infection kept him housebound for 2 months.
