As a clinician, have you ever had the experience of rolling a patient on to their side only to find their back is warm and sweaty without any indication of sweating elsewhere? Here is some insight into why this may have happened.

pressure, friction, shear, moisture, and tissue deformation. Pressure injuries develop over time, they do not appear on the skin instantaneously instead there is a sequential and gradual deterioration of cell structures which are subjected to bodyweight

Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a private, not-for-profit, 514 bed, level one trauma and academic medical center located in Boston’s historic South End. BMC is the largest safety net and busiest provider of trauma and emergency services in New England with an average of 120,000 ER visits annually.

AirPal Air Assisted Transfer in action With the AirPal® air-assisted patient transfer system, you can transfer patients from one surface to another and reposition within the bed safely, comfortably and efficiently.

Air-assisted lateral transfer devices such as AirPal are designed to assist with the transfer of patients who are unable to independently move from one surface to another and reposition within the bed.

The Atlanta™ chair was accredited with a class 1A rating from the University of Stirling's Dementia and Design Centre, and stands out as a prime example of evidence-based design improving the lives of those with dementia.