Traditional wound care often requires multiple clinic visits, which can create barriers for many patients. With mobile wound care and ulcer services, you can receive expert treatment directly in your home or skilled nursing facility. But what types of wounds will an at-home service treat? Let’s take a closer look at the range of care a mobile provider offers Atlanta patients.
What Kinds of Wounds Can Mobile Wound Care Help With?
Without consistent care wounds may take longer to heal, and they’re more likely to become infected. Mobile wound care visits ensure that the following types of wounds are closely monitored and properly treated to support faster healing and recovery.
Pressure Ulcers
Pressure ulcers are wounds that develop from prolonged pressure on the skin. Also called bedsores, these ulcers are usually found in bony areas on the back, heels, hips or elbows. Patients who are bedridden or have limited mobility are particularly prone to these injuries, making the option of mobile care especially important.
Diabetic Wounds
Diabetic foot ulcers are wounds on the sole of the foot, heel or toes in people with diabetes. For patients affected by these ulcers, a combination of high blood sugar and poor circulation can often slow healing. With many people with diabetes likely to develop a foot ulcer at some point, it’s important to pay attention to the warning signs that an ulcer needs professional wound care.
Venous and Arterial Ulcers
These ulcers appear on the lower legs or ankles and are caused by poor circulation. Mobile wound care specialists use various treatment approaches, including compression therapy and wound cleaning for venous ulcers, and protecting the wound and preventing infection for arterial ulcers.
Surgical Wounds and Post-Operative Care
Following a surgery, patients may need continued care to promote healing at the surgical site. In some cases, incisions won’t have fully closed or there may be signs of an infection. Mobile wound care provides services like sterile dressing changes, wound cleaning, debridement and infection monitoring.
Traumatic Wounds
Traumatic wounds such as lacerations, abrasions, puncture wounds and minor burns can cause significant discomfort and problems with reliable healing. An at-home treatment provides wound cleaning and follow-up monitoring where patients are most comfortable.
Infected or Chronic Wounds
When wounds persist for four weeks or more without signs of healing, there may be an underlying issue that needs to be addressed. Professional mobile wound care treatment could involve advanced wound dressings, debridement and other solutions to encourage healing and respond to signs of infection such as pus, odor, redness or increased pain.
Comprehensive Mobile Wound Care Services in the Atlanta Area
Preferred Healthcare treats a range of wounds and ulcers at homes and healthcare facilities across Atlanta. For expert help with mobile wound care, speak with our team today. Call (404) 919-5708 or schedule an appointment online.
