One of the most common type of preventable injury to residents of nursing homes and other elder care facilities is pressure ulcers which I have blogged on in the past.   One of the ways to ensure proper healing once a wound has appeared is to clean the pressure ulcer and to change the dressing frequently.  I came across these YouTube video showing the correct way to change a pressure ulcer or other wound dressing:

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