Management of Wounds and Burns

Klappentext Although many wounds and burns may be minor! and the treatment straightforward! the consequences of improper assessment or management can be serious. Disabling injury may be overlooked! and life threatening infections can follow inappropriate treatment. Accident and emergency staff must be prepared to begin initial assessment and treatment before surgical help arrives.This new edition provides practical and authoritative information on all aspects of wound and burn care! taking the reader from initial assessment to the treatment of specific injuries. The care and legal aspects of life-threatening wounds are discussed! as well as anesthesia! surgical techniques! and infection in injuries to the hand! face! neck! chest and abdomen. Throughout! the authors present the guidelines concisely! with detailed advice on anatomy! medication! and treatment techniques! providing an invaluable source for junior doctors and nurses in ambulances and in the emergency room. Zusammenfassung Provides practical information on various aspects of wound and burn care, taking the reader from initial assessment to the treatment of specific injuries. This work presents advice on anatomy, medication, and treatment techniques, providing a useful guide for junior doctors and nurses in A & E. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 - Wound assessment Initial management of life-threatening wounds Legal aspects of wound care Part 2 - Wound treatment Surgical technique of wound care Wound infection Part 3 - Management of specific wounds Hand wounds Facial wounds Neck and trunk wounds Part 4 - Burns management Serious burns Minor burns

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: June Edhouse, June A. Edhouse, Edhouse June, Jim Wardrope, Jim (Consultant in A&e Medicine Wardrope, Jim (Consultant in A&e Medicine) Edhouse Wardrope, Jim Smith Wardrope, Wardrope Jim
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.04.1999
• EAN: 9780192629999
• ISBN: 978-0-19-262999-9
• Pagine: 252
• Serie: Oxford Handbooks in Emergency; Oxford Handbooks in Emergency Medicine; Oxford Handbooks in Emergency Medicine
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; MEDICAL / Critical Care, MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine, Trauma & shock, Burns, Trauma and shock, Intensive Care Medicine, Plastic & reconstructive surgery, MEDICAL / Surgery / Cosmetic & Reconstructive, Plastic and reconstructive surgery