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- Serves as a reference book on management of complex, acute care in burn patients
- Presents the latest research and treatment
- Edited and written by leading authorities in burn care
The second edition of this volume provides updated information on acute burn treatment. It also discusses genomic responses to burns and novel techniques in this area. Divided into four topical parts, this book provides insights into the history, epidemiology, prevention of burns, as well as initial and pre-hospital management of burns, acute burn care and therapy, and non-thermal burns. All chapters have been edited by leading world authorities on burn care and offer readers a broad overview of the techniques and outcomes in this area. Please also have a look at "Handbook of Burns Volume 2 - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation 2nd edition". Table of Contents- A History of burn care
- Epidemiology and prevention of burns throughout the world
- Prevention of burn injuries
- Burns associated with wars and disasters
- Population based research and outcomes
- Education in burns
- Team building in burns
- QI/PI and Benchmarks
- Outcome measures
- Translational research to improve outcomes
- First responder
- Pre-hospital management
- Transport/Telemedicine/Pictures/smart-phone
- Admission of burn patiens to the Burn Centre including Burn wound evaluation
- Burn size estimation, challeneges and novel technology
- Early management of burn patients and fluid resuscitation
- Novel resuscitation strategies and technology
- Diagnosis and management of Inhalation injury,respiratory therapy
- Pathophysiology of burn injury
- Genomic and Proteomic responses to burn
- Organ responses and organ support
- Critical care of thermally injured patients
- Nutrition support for the burn patient
- A nabolic and anti-catabolic agents after burn
- Treatment of Infections in burns
- Anaesthetisa for patients with acute burns, adult, peds, elderly
- Pain management after burn
- P sychological, Delirium, ASD management
- Nursing management of the burn-injured person
- Rehabilitation management during the acute phase
- P aediatric burn management
- Burns in older adults
- Burns in patients with special co-morbidities
- Wound healing and wound care
- N on-surgical management of burn patients
- Surgical management of burn patients
- Acute management of facial burns, acute vs. long term, surgical vs. non-surgical, face transplant
- Hand burns
- Treatment of burns novel technologies
- Scarring and scar management
- Electrical injury
- Chemical burns
- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
- Frostb ite
- TEN/SS
- Challenging burn cases examples
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