ABSTRACT

This book emphasizes the fundamental surgical, medical and related procedures involved in each stage of burn care, thus enabling the reader to focus on the essentials, and ensure the best outcome for patients. Chapters range from burn physiology, initial care and resuscitation, to wound evaluation and surgical management, respiratory and critical c

chapter |2 pages

CONTENTS

chapter |1 pages

PREFACE 5

chapter 1|5 pages

BACKGROUND

chapter 2|6 pages

PHYSIOLOGY OF BURNS

chapter 3|10 pages

INITIAL CARE

chapter 4|6 pages

FLUID RESUSCITATION

chapter 5|15 pages

WOUND EXCISION AND CLOSURE

chapter 6|7 pages

RESPIRATORY ISSUES

chapter 7|14 pages

BURN CRITICAL CARE

chapter 8|8 pages

DEFINITIVE WOUND CLOSURE

chapter 9|14 pages

SPECIAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES

chapter 10|4 pages

OUT-PATIENT MANAGEMENT

chapter 11|12 pages

BURN REHABILITATION

chapter 12|13 pages

ACUTE BURN RECONSTRUCTION AND AFTERCARE