Handbook of Burns Volume 1 Acute Burn Care

This volume covers the entire spectrum of acute burn treatment. Individual chapters deal with basic aspects of different burn mechanisms as well as the acute care of burn patients. Pre-hospital management, critical care and basic concepts of burn surgery related to the acute phase, as well as the us...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jeschke, Marc G. (Editor), Kamolz, Lars-Peter (Editor), Sjöberg, Folke (Editor), Wolf, Steven E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Minimum level of burn care provision in Europe
  •  Pre-hospital, fluid and early management, burn wound evaluation
  •  Medical documentation of burn injuries
  •  Pathophysiology of burn injury
  • Anesthesia for patients with acute burn injuries .-Diagnosis and management of inhalation injury
  • Respiratory management
  • Organ responses and organ support
  • Critical care of thermally injured patient
  • Treatment of infection in burns
  • Acute treatment of severely burned pediatric patients
  • Adult burn management
  • Burns in older adults
  • Acute management of facial burns .-  Hand burns
  • Treatment of burns – established and novel Technology
  • Wound healing  
  • Pain management after burn trauma
  • Nutrit