| Description |
xv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Emergency wound care : an overview -- Ch. 2. Patient evaluation and wound assessment -- Ch. 3. Anatomy of would repair -- Ch. 4. Surface injury and wound healing -- Ch. 5. Wound care and the pediatric patient / Javier A. Gonzalez del Rey and Gregg A. DiGiulio -- Ch. 6. Infiltration and nerve block anesthesia -- Ch. 7. Wound cleansing and irrigation -- Ch. 8. Instruments and suture materials -- Ch. 9. Decisions before closure : timing, debridement, and consultation -- Ch. 10. Basic laceration repair : principles and techniques -- Ch. 11. Complex wounds : advanced repair techniques -- Ch. 12. Special anatomic sites -- Ch. 13. The hand -- Ch. 14. Tissue adhesives and alternative wound closure -- Ch. 15. Bite wounds -- Ch. 16. Common would care problems -- Ch. 17. Minor burns -- Ch. 18. Cutaneous and superficial abscesses -- Ch. 19. Complicated and chronic wounds -- Ch. 20. Wound dressing and bandaging techniques -- Ch. 21. Tetanus immunity and antibiotic wound prophylaxis |
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Ch. 22. Suture removal and wound aftercare |
| Summary |
"The revised and updated 3rd Edition delivers expert guidance on the care and closure of wounds and lacerations - including basic and complex would care, anatomy, wound healing, infiltration anesthesia, cleansing, irrigation, choice of suture materials, consultations, and more."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Skin -- Wounds and injuries -- Treatment.
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Soft tissue injuries -- Treatment.
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Surgical emergencies.
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Wounds and Injuries -- therapy.
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Emergencies.
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Suture Techniques.
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Wound Healing.
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| LC no. |
2004059713 |
| ISBN |
032302307X |
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