Wounds and lacerations : emergency care and closure / Alexander T. Trott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trott, Alexander.

Contributor:

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skin--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.

Skin.

Soft tissue injuries--Treatment.

Soft tissue injuries.

Surgical emergencies.

Wounds and Injuries--therapy.

Emergencies.

Suture Techniques.

Wound Healing.

Skin--Wounds and injuries.

Medical Subjects:

Wounds and Injuries--therapy.

Emergencies.

Suture Techniques.

Wound Healing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 315 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders, [2012]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

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. 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.

Contents:

CHAPTER 1 Emergency Wound Care: An Overview CHAPTER 2 Patient Evaluation and Wound Assessment CHAPTER 3 Anatomy of Wound Repair CHAPTER 4 Wound Healing and Cosmetic Outcome CHAPTER 5 Wound Care and the Pediatric Patient CHAPTER 6 Infiltration and Nerve Block Anesthesia CHAPTER 7 Wound Cleansing and Irrigation CHAPTER 8 Instruments, Suture Materials, and Closure Choices CHAPTER 9 Decisions before Closure: Timing, Ďbridement, and Consultation CHAPTER 10 Basic Laceration Repair: Principles and Techniques CHAPTER 11 Complex Skin Wounds: Advanced Repair Techniques CHAPTER 12 Special Anatomic Sites CHAPTER 13 The Hand Chapter 14 Tissue Adhesives and Alternative Wound Closure CHAPTER 15 Bite Wounds CHAPTER 16 Common Wound Care Problems CHAPTER 17 Minor Thermal Burns CHAPTER 18 Cutaneous and Superficial Abscesses CHAPTER 19 Complicated, Chronic, and Aging Skin Wounds CHAPTER 20 Wound Dressing and Bandaging Techniques CHAPTER 21 Tetanus Immunity and Antibiotic Wound Prophylaxis CHAPTER 22 Suture Removal and Wound Aftercare.

Emergency wound care : an overview / Alexander T. Trott

Patient evaluation and wound assessment / Alexander T. Trott

Anatomy of wound repair / Alexander T. Trott

Wound healing and cosmetic outcome / Alexander T. Trott

Wound care and the pediatric patient / Carolyn K. Holland, Gregg A. Digiulio, and Javier A. Gonzalez del Rey

Infiltration and nerve block anesthesia / Alexander T. Trott

Wound cleansing and irrigation / Alexander T. Trott

Instruments, suture materials, and closure choices / Alexander T. Trott

Decisions before closure : timing, debridement, and consultation / Alexander T. Trott

Basic laceration repair : principles and techniques / Alexander T. Trott

Complex and ageing skin wounds : advanced repair techniques / Alexander T. Trott

Special anatomic sites / Alexander T. Trott

The hand / Alexander T. Trott

Tissue adhesives and alternative wound closure / Alexander T. Trott

Bite wounds / Alexander T. Trott

Common wound care problems / Alexander T. Trott

Minor thermal burns / Alexander T. Trott

Cutaneous and superficial abscesses / Alexander T. Trott

Complicated, chronic, and ageing skin wounds / Alexander T. Trott

Wound dressing and bandaging techniques / Alexander T. Trott

Tetanus immunity and antibiotic wound prophylaxis / Alexander T. Trott

Suture removal and wound aftercare / Alexander T. Trott.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on May 14, 2012). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Trott, Alexander. Wounds and lacerations.

ISBN:

9780323074186

0323074189

OCLC:

793588304

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.