Comprehensive wound management / / Glenn L. Irion.

• Author: Irion, Glenn, 1955-
• Place / Publishing House: Thorofare, New Jersey : : SLACK Inc.,, [2010]; 2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: Second edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (365 pages) :; illustrations (chiefly color)

"Take your wound management and treatment skills to the next level with Comprehensive Wound Management, Second Edition. Both physical therapy students and practicing clinicians of varying wound experience will be well prepared to identify and treat a variety of wounds beyond those covered in traditional textbooks such as pressure, neuropathic, venous, and arterial ulcers." "Comprehensive Wound Management, Second Edition by Dr. Glenn Irion is a unique text that covers the spectrum of acute and chronic wounds. This encompassing text includes full color images, as well as chapter discussions on each type of intervention, prevention strategies, and administrative concerns that impact the delivery of wound management services."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Anatomy and physiology of skin -- Normal wound healing -- Abnormal wound healing -- Nutrition -- History taking and tests and measures -- Physical examination -- Etiologies of common wounds -- Assessing wounds -- Infection control -- Pain control -- Wound bed preparation -- Dressings -- Scar management -- Adjunct interventions -- Thermal injuries -- Special cases -- Documentation -- Plan of care -- Regulations, reimbursement, and psychosocial issues.