As an industry-wide best practice, a pressure care mattress is recommended for individuals fraught with limited mobility within a clinical and home setting. Care of Sweden's award-winning pressure care products are uniquely positioned in that they distribute the patient's weight over a broader surface, thereby ensuring a significant reduction in pressure ulcers and pressure sores. 

Pressure Injuries

Pressure injuries are the most preventable but leading hospital adverse events. 

Pressure sores, also referred to as bedsores, commonly appear when a patient has restricted mobility and spends prolonged periods in a chair or bed, which, in turn, leads to sustained pressure on bony body parts like the elbow, heel, shoulder, lower back, or head. 

Prevention is crucial for pressure injuries as even the mildest can be difficult to treat and may exacerbate the challenges. Actionable preventable strategies include maintaining appropriate cleanliness and skin care practices, changing positions frequently, and proper nutrition whilst using the correct pressure relieving mattresses.

Healing a devastating pressure ulcer is an onerous, arduous process. However, pressure care mattresses play an important role in facilitating the recovery process. Combining air with a soft foam surface, CuroCell ® A4 Cirrus provides good user comfort and pressure redistribution.

CuroCell A4 Cirrus is preset to the pulsating mode, which enables individualised care with documented good comfort and pressure redistributing properties. The pulsating function represents a popular innovation by Care of Sweden. The pulsation mode was created by combining the advantages of continual low pressure and the conventional alternating mode in order to address the two main factors that contribute to pressure injuries: ischemia and cell deformation.

A peaceful atmosphere and adequate sleep assume great importance not just for healing pressure sores, but also for improving overall wellbeing. The pulsating pressure-relieving mattresses deliver low noise and vibration levels to promote rest and recovery. The endeavour was to produce a robust, quiet, and pleasant mattress that could be used to prevent as well as treat pressure sores and injuries. A clinical investigation evaluating the pulsation mode found positive outcomes in terms of therapeutic effect and comfort.

What is pressure care?

As mentioned above, pressure injuries can occur when the skin is subject to constant pressure, for instance, when a patient is bedridden or immobile for protracted periods of time. Pressure redistribution, commonly known as pressure area care (PAC), denotes the process of removing or reducing pressure from the skin of patients. In doing so, pressure care is able to provide patients with maximum support and comfort.

PAC is offered via myriad forms, which include but are not confined to pressure-reducing mattresses, positioning pillows, cushions, and gel pads to facilitate the prevention as well as treatment of pressure injuries. However, it is noteworthy that PAC should not only be considered after the development of sores but instead should be used as a proactive measure to prevent the formation of sores in the first place. 

Care of Sweden 

Pressure injury prevention and elimination endeavors have directly catalysed the development of Care of Sweden pressure care products that offer a plethora of patient-friendly support surfaces to suit every need. The award-winning systems assist caregivers around the world in individualising care and providing impetus to the health economy. 

Care of Sweden pressure care solutions undergo constant modifications in response to suggestions and feedback from healthcare professionals. The end result maximises product quality, function, and usage, all the while minimising adverse effects on the environment and society.

In addition to incredibly sophisticated alternating pressure mattress systems such as the CuroCell A4 Cirrus, the Care of Sweden range also offers high-end mattresses for prevention. 

Crescent Healthcare is the exclusive distributor for Care of Sweden products in Victoria. We offer a wide range of support surfaces to suit every need as well as support and maintenance. At Crescent Healthcare, we’re committed to enabling the highest quality healthcare and effective clinical outcomes so all people across Australia can live with ease and comfort. By stocking the Care of Sweden range, we are supporting you, to support others.  

You can find the full range of Care of Sweden pressure care products on our website and in our brochure.