Occupant Support Adapted to Manage Pressure Ulcer Risk and Associated Risk Management Methods

摘要

A method of accommodating pressure ulcer vulnerability of an occupant of an occupant support, a method of managing pressure ulcer risk of an occupant of an occupant support, and an occupant support adapted to manage pressure ulcer risk of an occupant thereof are disclosed. The methods and occupant support account for occupant specific or occupant class specific risk factors based on empirical data.

主权项

1. A method of accommodating pressure ulcer vulnerability of an occupant of an occupant support comprising:
A) establishing a generic relationship between pressure exerted on an individual's skin versus duration, the relationship accounting for an offset between skin pressure tolerance and muscle pressure tolerance; B) adjusting the relationship or an output thereof based on a risk spectrum that relates the occupant's tolerance to an occupant specific parameter, the risk spectrum reflecting an occupant population; and C) employing the adjusted relationship to determine the occupant's temporal tolerance of a given skin pressure.