The Management of Wounds and Burns

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.

Wound management forms the bulk of the work in Accident and Emergency practice. Although most of these wounds will appear minor and the treatment straightforward for many injuries, the consequences of improper assessment or management can be very 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 while surgical help arrives. This new edition of The Management of Wounds and Burns 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 covered, together with anaesthesia, surgical techniques of wound care, wound infection, and injuries to the hand, face, neck, chest, and abdomen. Throughout , the authors present their guidelines concisely and lucidly, with detailed advice on anatomy, medication, and treatment techniques.

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