This handbook summarizes staff practices in burn care and is intended to be a practice
guide for the care of burn patients. It contains chapters on resuscitation and transport, wound …

author might have made editing a politically tricky activity, the lack of an active editor
burdens readers with an Edited by David N. Herndon excess of dense, semiacademic …

Burn care, especially for serious burn injuries, represents a considerable challenge for the
healthcare system. The American Burn Association has established a number of strategies …

The Essential Burn Unit Handbook is a pocket-sized reference dedicated to the evaluation,
diagnosis, care, and treatment of burn patients. It covers the spectrum of burn care, from …

Abstract In 1993, there were 2.2 million burns per year, with approximately 60,000 burn
victims needing hospitalization. Burns are a major cause of traumatic injury in all ages of the …

This book emphasizes the fundamental surgical, medical and related procedures involved in
each stage of burn care, thus enabling the reader to focus on the essentials, and ensure the …

The authors of this editorial, as experienced burn surgeons and physicians, desire to bring
to the attention of the burn community their experiences in working in collaboration with a …

A general overview of burn care - Hermans - 2005 - International Wound Journal - Wiley Online
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Zora Janzekovic reflecting on burn care, 19701 BURN CARE HAS IMPROVED MARK-edly
in the decades that have passed since the sad description quoted above. Of the 1.25 million …

The impact of major burn trauma on patients and health care systems is enormous. This is
due in part to the complex physiology of burns and the need for multidisciplinary medical …