Comprehensive wound management
By: Glenn L. Irion.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: SLACK
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Thorofare, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781556428333
Subjects: Wounds and injuries -- Treatment; Wound healing; Wounds and Injuries -- diagnosis; Wounds and Injuries -- therapy; Wound Healing -- physiology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Anatomy and physiology of skin; title: Normal wound healing; title: Abnormal wound healing; title: Nutrition; title: History taking and tests and measures; title: Physical examination; title: Etiologies of common wounds; title: Assessing wounds; title: Infection control; title: Pain control; title: Wound bed preparation; title: Dressings; title: Scar management; title: Adjunct interventions; title: Thermal injuries; title: Special cases; title: Documentation; title: Plan of care; title: Regulations, reimbursement, psychosocial issues.