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Wounds and Lacerations

Emergency Care and Closure (Expert Consult - Online and Print)

  • 4 Edición - 2 de abril de 2012
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Alexander T. Trott
  • Idioma: Inglés

With Wounds and Lacerations: Emergency Care and Closure, you'll get clear, concise guidance on the latest techniques and strategies for treating lacerations, wounds, and burns. Th… Leer más

Descripción

With Wounds and Lacerations: Emergency Care and Closure, you'll get clear, concise guidance on the latest techniques and strategies for treating lacerations, wounds, and burns. This medical reference book will help you optimize every aspect of patient care based on current literature and guidelines.

Puntos claves

  • Expedite review and reference with a bulleted "Key Practice Points" section at the beginning of each chapter
  • Quickly reference the latest recommendations for tetanus and rabies prophylaxis

De interès para

Emergency medicine physicians and residents; Emergency Nurses; Physician Assistants; Family Practice Physicians

Índice

1. Emergency Wound Care: An Overview

2. Patient Evaluation and Wound Assessment

3. Anatomy of Wound Repair

4. Wound Healing and Cosmetic Outcome

5. Wound Care and the Pediatric Patient

6. Infiltration and Nerve Block Anesthesia

7. Wound Cleansing and Irrigation

8. Instruments, Suture Materials, and Closure Choices

9. Decisions before Closure: Timing, Débridement, and Consultation

10. Basic Laceration Repair: Principles and Techniques

11. Complex Skin Wounds: Advanced Repair Techniques

12. Special Anatomic Sites

13. The Hand

14. Tissue Adhesives and Alternative Wound Closure

15. Bite Wounds

16. Common Wound Care Problems

17. Minor Thermal Burns

18. Cutaneous and Superficial Abscesses

19. Complicated, Chronic, and Aging Skin Wounds

20. Wound Dressing and Bandaging Techniques

21. Tetanus Immunity and Antibiotic Wound Prophylaxis

22. Suture Removal and Wound Aftercare

    Detalles del producto

    • Edición: 4
    • Última edición
    • Publicado: 2 de abril de 2012
    • Idioma: Inglés

    Sobre el autor

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    Alexander T. Trott

    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

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