The Management of Wounds and Burns (Oxford Handbooks in Emergency Medicine) - Softcover

Wardrope, Jim; Smith, John A. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192620649 ISBN 13: 9780192620644

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

This book provides practical and authoritative information on all aspects of wound and burn care, from initial assessment to the treatment of specific injuries. The care and legal aspects of life-threatening wounds are covered, together with anesthesia, surgical techniques of wound care, wound infection, and injuries to the hand, face, neck, chest, and abdomen. The definition and the immediate and on-going management of burns are also discussed. This is the third of a series of handbooks on accident and emergency medicine. It reflects the growing concern about trauma care, and the important role of accident and emergency specialists in the early care of their patients.

About this title

About the Author

John A. R. Smith, Consultant Surgeon, both at Northern General Hospital, Sheffield.

Review

`...is a welcome addition to the Oxford Handbooks in Emergency Medicine series.'
`Its authors ... have achieved a good balance in their style and presentation of the topics, designed to appeal to their intended audience of junior doctors and AandE nursing staff.'
`Each chapter has a clear and well structured layout...'
`This is an excellent book detailing the management of victims of major trauma.'
`It is well researched with references for further reading at the end of each chapter.'R
`...this book is to be well recommended. It should be read by anyone involved in treating multiple-injury patients and should be on the department bookshelf of every accident and emergency department.'Accident and Emergency Nursing

`...a useful pocket guide.'
`It provides a comprehensive overview of wounds of the face, trunk, hand, plus penetrating and blunt injuries and surgical technique. The text format is easy to read...'
`The Management of Wound and Burns meets its objective-to be a handbook of wound and burn mangement...'
`...a handy guide to have in the accident and emergency department.'Nursing Standard

`...any doctor, regardless of seniority or speciality,likely to be called on to treat a wound would do well to read this valuable book from cover to cover and to retain the wealth of practical information that it contains.'
`The format is clear, concise and well illustrated, and the book fits neatly inside a coat pocket.'
`It will have pride of place in our department library and I expect it will be frequently consulted. Even better, each member of staff should buy their own copy.'The British Journal of Surgery

'There is good advice throughout the book ... basic, pragmatic and easy to read. It is well suited to the target audience of junior doctors starting a job in AandE and to the nursing staff of an AandE department. It should be on the AandE department bookshelf.'
Lindsey T.A. Rylah, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 50, No. 5, 1993

'it covers just about every wound that one is likely to encounter ... This publication is pitched at the level of a registrar working in the accident and emergency department. It would also be a very useful primer for general practitioners ... it will be of great help in the treatment room ...
it is good value.'
P. Bushell Guthrie, The Medical Journal of Australia, July 1993

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0192620649
• ISBN 13: 9780192620644
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 236