IR-MED Honors Juneteenth with Commitment to Healthcare Equality: PressureSafe Device Sees Beneath the Skin to Address Inequality in Pressure Injuries

Rosh Pina, Israel, June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IR-MED Inc., (“IR-MED” or the “Company”) (OTCQB:IRME), developer of a noninvasive AI-driven spectrographic analysis technology platform to address significant healthcare needs, today reiterated its commitment to healthcare equality globally and particularly in the U.S. Pressure injuries, ulcers that develop on the skin as a result of lying in bed or sitting in a wheelchair for long periods of time, are one of the most common harms experienced by patients, according to the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel, with a prevalence of 25% in long term acute care centers and 12% in nursing homes. Approximately 2.5 million patients per year develop pressure injuries and 60,000 die every year as a direct result of pressure injuries. While $26.8 billion is spent each year on the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries, people with dark skin tones are more than twice as likely to suffer from pressure injuries than those with lighter skin according to 5-year study published in Wounds. A literature review study in the Journal of Clinical Nursing confirms that people with darker skin tones are more likely in comparison with people presenting as Caucasian to develop higher stage pressure injuries.

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