- Bedsores
 - Basic facts on the condition also known as pressure sores, decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers, or pressure wounds. - Bedsores (Pressure Sores)
- Offers signs and symptoms as well as tips on relieving pressure sores. From the Mayo Clinic.
- eMedicine.com: Decubitus Ulcers
- Provides clinical overview of the condition with sections on classification, potential therapies, complications, and ethical considerations.
- MDA: The Lurking Dangers of Pressure Sores
- General overview including diagrams of the points where pressure sores are most likely to form, complications from infection, and treatment options.
- MedlinePlus: Pressure Sores
- Offers links to general articles about bedsores.
- MedlinePlus: Pressure Ulcer (Bedsore)
- Explains the condition in which an area of skin breaks down when a person stays in one position for too long without shifting. Includes symptoms and first aid.
- National Decubitus Foundation
- Working to raise awareness of the problem of bedsores among hospital, home-care, and nursing home patients.
- National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
- Supports education, public policy, and research into the prevention and management of pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores.
- Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
- Detailed clinical guidelines from the National Library of Medicine regarding tissue loads, ulcer care, and infection control.
- What Are Pressure Ulcers?
- Explains the injuries formed when the bones of a person who is unable to move squeeze the skin and tissue against an outside surface.
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