Why The Bedsore Rescue Wedge Cushion Works So Much Better
Hello, all you hard-working Pressure Injury soldiers! Do you have questions about The Bedsore Rescue Cushion®?
You’ve come to the right place!
Below is everything you ever wanted to know about The Bedsore Rescue Cushion® Positioning Wedge cushion but were afraid to ask.
The truth is, our Footbed heel floater is almost never returned.
But the wedge we get back about 20% of the time.
The reason the wedge is different is because, well lets face it, if was easily to turn and support a person and KEEP them off their sacrum tailbone area, they would not have a bedsore there. There is a direct correlation between complications with turning keeping a person on their side and the occurrence of sacrum/tailbone pressure wounds.
There are like 200 reasons why offloading the backside is particularly problematic. But they all fall into one of two categories;
- Either it was not done correctly. Or 2. It could not be done correctly. In most cases, it is when we have trouble getting the pressure off and keeping it off for whatever reason that a person gets a bedsore.
If you are struggling with helping someone get the pressure off a sacrum/tailbone/buttocks area pressure ulcer, I encourage you to watch my how to videos. Learn what size will work best for your person and tips on how to deal with the complications, including what to do if a person is refusing to turn for good reason, or refusing for no good reason!
I have done this thousands upon thousands of times and I promise you, there is a way to overcome the complications you are experiencing. And there is a way to set my BSR wedge so that it is comfortable, stable and keeps the pressure off! It has worked for hundreds of thousands of people around the world already. You can do it too.
But, if within 10 days, you’ve tried everything and still no success, don’t throw it away! Please return it and we will donate it.
Return to:
Jewell Nursing Solutions
274 Redwood Shores Parkway, #724
Redwood City CA 94064
Fortunately, no we are not anticipating any price increases due to the tarrifs because we manufacture in the usa.
We say 30 degrees to the side because that is far enough to be off the lower back, but not too far as to be on the side hip. Since there is less tissue between the skin and the pointy bones of the sacrum and trochanter areas, these spots are much more vulnerable to pressure injury. So we should avoid resting on these spots for too long. We need to offload the sacrum and hip. Simply put, he/she needs to lay on the buttocks where there is more muscle and fat and the bones are not so pointy.
(For detailed information about repositioning and pressure ulcer prevention, see our guide ‘Nursing techniques to get the pressure off’ section for a detailed explanation.)
The Bedsore Rescue Cushion® is the only positioning cushion that is curved so that the patented “lift tips” can provide lift while conforming to the natural curvature of the back. It makes it possible to support under the scapula and buttocks without touching the sensitive bones of the spinal column, especially the sacrum/coccyx.
Simple! Just check the following image.
Yes! The curvatures and bilateral angles make it possible for The Bedsore Rescue Cushion® to be used to support many other body parts.
Try it to float the heels, under the head, between the knees, on both sides, under the arms. You can even use it as your breakfast-in-bed table. The curvatures of The Bedsore Rescue™ fit the curvatures of your person’s body!
Standard size: 27″ Long x 12″ Wide. From 5″ at Back to 2″ at “tips”.
Large size: 28″ Long x 12″ Wide. From 6″ at the back to 2″ at “tips”
Bariatric (available by special order only)
29″ Long x 18″ Wide. From 8″ at Back to 3″ at Tip
The Bedsore Rescue Wedge Cushion triangle is a patented isosceles triangle. That means two of the three sides have the same angle.
All other 30 degree lateral support cushions have three angles: One 90 degrees, one is 60 degrees, and one is 30 degrees. The problem with 90/60/30 degree angles is the 30 degree side where the patient is “supported” is actually too steep. It pushes a person too far over from the side, instead of lifting from underneath the person. The person is forced to a 60 degrees angle or more. Now there’s too much pressure on the opposite shoulder and hip, the person’s uncomfortable, and the wedge is unstable. It doesn’t last long!
By making two of the three angles the same (aka Bilateral angles) The Bedsore Rescue Cushion can fit under the person. The full support and the fact that a person’s back is not completely flat, they are supported at a near exact 30 degree angle, even though the two angles are only 20 degrees each. To prove its true, we used good ol’ fashioned geometrical proof chart:
Or see for yourself when you get your own Bedsore Rescue Positioning Wedge Cushion 🙂