Aidacare Full Product Catalogue 2025 - Catalog - Page 73
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Aspire Active Air® Mattresses
Bedroom
Pressure Injury prevention and management play a significant part in the overall care of residents
and patients in aged and acute care settings. The Active Air range of alternating mattresses has been
designed in accordance with the principles of international guidelines around pressure care. These
guidelines clarify the key risk factors in Pressure Injury development. The Active Air range is a suitable
solution for At-Risk to High-Risk users in all clinical environments.
5 Key Factors of Pressure Injury Prevention
Pressure
Reperfusion
(Blood Flow)
Moisture /
Microclimate
Shear Forces
Nutrition
Pressure & Reperfusion
Pressure
From Bony
Prominence
When a person has limited movement, pressure
builds up at bony prominences and weight bearing
body parts. The pressure leads to the occlusion of
small blood vessels, which restricts blood flow and
oxygen delivery to the tissue. This causes cell and
tissue death, which results in Pressure Injury.
Subcutaneous
Tissue
Dermis
Reperfusion is the flow of oxygenated blood
following the relief of pressure.
Pressure injury
Epidermis
The Active Air range alternates in a 1-in-2 pattern
so that 50% of body weight is relieved of pressure.
This ‘pressure on / pressure off’ cycle encourages
reperfusion and facilitates pressure reduction.
Surface
Elasticised air cells
“rebound” quickly
to maximise the
pressure-off time.
mmHg
(Pressure)
1:2 Cycle
All measurements are in millimetres unless otherwise specified.
Skin
Time
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