Paul's Story: The Human Cost of Pressure Ulcers

Hear Paul share his experiences of pressure ulcers and follow his journey from acquisition to hospital admission and the impact the pressure ulcer has had on his quality of life.
This video has been created in conjunction with #stopthepressure, to raise awareness of pressure ulcers and the methods available to help prevent and treat them. For more information, visit: bit.ly/3H18bWp
Paul's Story:
0:00 Meet Paul
0:54 Acquiring the pressure ulcer
2:02 Pressure ulcer history
2:48 Pressure ulcer treatment
3:17 Impact on quality of life
Paul suffers from Spina Bifida, a condition that presents as weakness in his lower limbs as well as a lack of skin sensation in the legs and around the bottom. This condition cotributed to Paul developing a pressure ulcer on his left leg, which deteriorated signficantly over the lockdown period and ultimately ended with his admission to A&E.
Following successive operations, intitially to debride the wound and then to apply skin grafts, Paul received treatment via Dolphin Therapy - a unique mattress system that incorporates fluid immersion simulation technology. To discover how this helped with Paul's recovery and the support it provided to caregivers, watch the next instalment of his story.
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