Thanks John. Price looks right:-). I wouldn't have thought to look at Amazon. I could not find that one on the link, but did find other ones. Good prices. In my research, I was reading that some of the air mattresses are for stage I or maybe stage II wounds, but not for stage IV wounds. It seems the ones most expensive are for the most severe wounds. One the link for stageIV3000, the price was approx $4000.00.
Some have lateral rotation and pulsating. The Clinitron is loud and hot, so would be nice to find an alternative if Medicare will pay for it. From: Johnny Camm <cammonjoh...@rocketmail.com> To: medethics Cvlrights <medeth...@yahoo.com> Cc: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, December 5, 2009 9:11:00 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Stage IV wounds mattress suggestions? I seen the mattress i just replied to on amazon.com for only $63.00.with a presure gauge pump. ________________________________ From: medethics Cvlrights <medeth...@yahoo.com> To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, December 5, 2009 6:58:50 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Stage IV wounds mattress suggestions? I was looking for a new mattress for my quad friend with stage IV wounds, unable to turn. His arms are winged into tight contractures against his chest and he cannot straighten them. It is very difficult to turn him to his side because his arms wings out and it is painful. He has been stuck in hospitals, LTAC's, nursing home in bed for two years, unable to sit in a chair due to the severity of his wounds. We are bringing him home in a few weeks (hopefully by Christmas). It may be the Clinitron bed is paid for by Medicare once he is home. We were wondering about getting him the recliner chair with an air mattress on it, and/or one of these type of mattresses for his bed. Anyone with experience or ideas on what type of mattress may be good for stage IV wound healing? http://ucanhealth.com/goto.php?page=alternating_pressure_mattress
