Ex.2 Make up a dialogue between a relative of a bedridden patient and a nurse

Ex. 3 Completethe sentences:

Infected bedsores have a … odor. Pressure … are rinsed with … water. … patients get pressure ulcers more often. Pressure ulcer may affect the skin, muscles,…. For relieving pressure … may be used. Friction may be lessened by means of …. People with urinary … may get pressure ulcers. The cause of decubitus ulcer is a decreased blood …. One should … daily exercises.

Ex.4 Answer the following questions using the words in brackets:

What happens to the skin in a pressure ulcer? (to injure, to break down)

When do bedsores occur? (to sit, to lie, to shift)

What does the constant pressure cause? (blood supply)

What happens to the tissue without blood supply? (to survive, to die)

What are the most common places for pressure ulcers?

Who gets bedsores more often? (wheel-chair, bedridden)

What age group is at higher risk?

Can nourishment cause bedsores?

Who may not seek treatment in case of decubitus ulcer? (mental disability)

What is the first sign of pressure ulcers? (reddened, to press)

What appears on the skin at the second stage? (to blister, irritated)

How does the skin look at the third stage? (crater)

What may be damaged at the fourth stage?

What items can relieve pressure to the bedsore areas?

Who administers treatment of pressure ulcers?

What diet should a patient with a bedsore follow?

How are bedsores cleansed? (salt water)

Is any dressing applied on the pressure ulcer?

Should one massage the skin if there is an ulcer?

When should one call for emergency medical assistance? (infected)

What does a foul odor and red, warm and swollen skin indicate?

What should one do to prevent bedsores? (to change, pillows, diet, exercise, skin care)

Ex.5 Makeup as many questions to the sentences as possible:

Education of at-risk patients and their families is the most productive way to prevent pressure ulcers.

An infection can lead to serious problems because the infection can spread to the rest of the body.

The sore should be covered with special gauze dressing made for pressure ulcers.

The constant pressure against the skin causes a decreased blood supply to that area.

Without a blood supply, the area cannot survive and the affected tissue dies.

Ex.6 What sentence is hidden here?

THEWOUNDWASCOVEREDWITHADRESSING

ITDECREASESBLOODSUPPLY