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Products To Treat Pressure Sores

Started by cj_kennedy , Jan 15 2009 01:49 PM

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#1 cj_kennedy

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 01:49 PM

I have been searching around for the best products to treat open wounds search as pressure sores...but so many products claim to be the best ;)

Can anyone run me through the procedure of treating a wound/ pressure sore (e.g. STEP 1 ....) and the best product to do this job

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CJ

#2 longhaul

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Posted 16 January 2009 - 03:51 AM

The best thing I have used is "DuoDERM CGF Control Gel Formula Sterile Dressing by ConvaTec ". Just follow the instructions and watch for infections. Good luck.

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Posted 22 January 2009 - 03:24 AM

DouDerm really is great stuff. good for dry use or in combination with a good topical... there are more posts on here that go into greater depth
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