Prevention is Better than Cure
A Woolprotec® Australian Medical Sheepskin delivers preventative skincare and has long been used by healthcare professionals to address the major cause of bedsores - tissue breakdown. They are now available to you in your home at a realistic cost. An easy solution to care for you and the ones you care for.
How do Woolprotec® Sheep Skins help prevent Pressure Ulcers?
The properties of genuine Sheepskin with its long dense wool fibres still attached to tanned leather skin hold the secret to its therapeutic value. Woolprotec® Australian Medical Sheepskin effectively assists in relieving the 3 main causes of tissue breakdown and aids in preventing pressure ulcers, this makes a medical sheepskin an indispensable medical accessory in a clinical or home situation.
PRESSURE - Decubitus ulcers, Bedsores or Pressure ulcers, as the name suggests, are the direct result of pressure on delicate skin and at vulnerable points of tissue breakdown. An Australian Medical Sheepskin manufactured from quality sheepskins have a high density of soft springy wool fibres attached to tanned leather, act just like a cushion that redistributes and relieves pressure from susceptible sites. See Pressure Distribution
FRICTION - Australian Medical Sheepskin provide a plush smooth surface to reduce strain on patients frail skin thus prevents skin tissue shearing or friction at the point of contact between the patient and the support surface. Patients are easier to move and there is a significant reduction in the incidence of skin tears and pressure areas.
MOISTURE - There is no substitute for a genuine Australian Medical Sheepskin in providing all round comfort, 'Wool - warm in winter, cool in summer'. These wonderful natural wool fibres are able to absorb 34% of their dry weight without ever feeling damp (copies can't compete at just 2%)and never feel too hot!
How to use Woolprotec® Australian Medical Sheepskin?
Easy, Simple, Non-intrusive and cost effective to put a genuine Australian Medical Sheepskin as direct interface between bed and patient, just like this photo, to prevent bedsores.
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