Burn Care and Treatment A Practical Guide /

This practical guide offers a comprehensive summary of the most important and most immediate therapeutic approaches in the assessment and treatment of burn injuries. Taking into account age-specific needs in pediatric, adult, and elderly burn patients, the book discusses key issues such as pre-hospi...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jeschke, Marc G. (Editor), Kamolz, Lars-Peter. (Editor), Shahrokhi, Shahriar. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1133-8
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Summary:This practical guide offers a comprehensive summary of the most important and most immediate therapeutic approaches in the assessment and treatment of burn injuries. Taking into account age-specific needs in pediatric, adult, and elderly burn patients, the book discusses key issues such as pre-hospital treatment, wound care and infection control, burn nursing, and critical care. In addition,�burn�reconstructive surgery�and rehabilitation for burn victims�are described. Written in a concise manner, Burn Care and Treatment provides guidelines for the optimal care in order to improve patient outcome, and thus will be a valuable reference for physicians, surgeons, residents, nurses, and other burn care providers. ��
Physical Description:V, 188 p. 50 illus., 43 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783709111338