Burn care and rehabilitation : principles and practice
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Burn care and rehabilitation : principles and practice
（Contemporary perspectives in rehabilitation）
F.A. Davis, c1994
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume gives the treating therapist the information necessary for caring for burned patients. The text has been written by a distinguished list of contributors including PTs, MDs and OTs, and is complemented by approximately 100 illustrations. Decision-making is emphasized throughout, and the latest advances in burn management are discussed in sufficient detail to enable the therapist to provide optimum care.
Table of Contents
- History
- skin anatomy
- pathophysiology
- biophysical aspects of normal skin and burn scar
- triage and resuscitation of the burn patient
- wound healing
- wound care
- surgical management
- evaluation and treatment planning
- approaches to positioning
- splinting
- soft tissue management and exercise
- the lower extremity burn
- scar management
- physical agents
- discharge planning and follow-up
- pain management
- pediatric management
- burned hand management
- neuromuscular and musculoskeletal complications
- electrical and chemical burns
- additional skin disruption.
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