Answering questions for the elderly patient • Verbal and physical cues of a sexual nature that may indicate sexual abuse of the elderly patient, such as inappropriate touching of the patient and inappropriate patient dress for the clinical environment Health care professionals are urged to educate ...
Older people tend to bruise easily because of changes to their skin as they age. Doctors from the Mayo Clinic explain that aging causes the protective fatty layer in the skin to become thinner. This means that elderly people are more prone to random bruising than younger adults.3 According to...
Bruises form when blood pools under the skin after an injury is sustained. This blood is often leaked from damaged capillaries and will remain under the skin until it is either absorbed by the surrounding tissues or removed by the immune system. Bruises tend to change colour over the course ...
In elderly people, the walls of their blood vessels are weaker than in younger people, and they generally have less fat to protect them from impact. This can make them very susceptible to bruising. Sometimes they can be bruised by very minor contact, and they won't have any memory of an...
The teacher didn't send me to the nurse, because the fall didn't break the skin. So, I didn't get any ice packs to prevent swelling and discoloration. I went home after school that day with a big, dark bruise on the back of both legs. My mother gave me a cushion to take to ...