Burn Care and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice

by Reginald L. Richard, Marlys J. Staley

A comprehensive text-reference for students as well as therapists and therapist assistants with all levels of burn care experience. The text is divided into four sections. The Fundamentals includes a history of burn rehabilitation and covers the basic sciences as they relate to burn care. The Care focuses on resuscitation of the patient and care of the burn wound itself. The Rehabilitation takes a comprehensive look at a multitude of therapeutic interventions, from patient evaluation through discharge and follow-up care. The Concerns addresses areas of burn care which either require special management principles or are less commonly encountered by therapists. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

800 pages, Hardcover

First published December 15, 1993