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 best outcome for patients. Chapters range from burn physiology, initial care and resuscitation, to wound evaluation and surgical management, respiratory and critical care, rehabilitation, reconstruction and aftercare. The book’s concise visual approach will appeal to all professionals caring for burn patients in acute or recovery phases.

BACKGROUND
Recent history
Epidemiology
Organization of burn care
Long-term outcomes
Austere alternatives
PHYSIOLOGY OF BURNS
Local response to burn injury
Systemic response to burn injury
Pediatric considerations
Geriatric considerations
INITIAL CARE
Prehospital and interhospital transport
Primary survey
Burn-specific secondary survey
Initial wound care
Escharotomies and fasciotomies
FLUID RESUSCITATION
Resuscitation physiology
Resuscitation practice
WOUND EXCISION AND CLOSURE
Evaluation of the wound
Determining the time and need for operation
Techniques of burn wound excision
Techniques to minimize blood loss
Graft fixation and postoperative wound care
Skin substitutes
Donor site management
RESPIRATORY ISSUES
Inhalation injury
Carbon monoxide and cyanide exposures
Respiratory failure
Chronic airway management
Weaning and extubation
BURN CRITICAL CARE
Neurologic and pain control issues
Hemodynamic and electrolyte issues
Vascular access
Nutritional support
Complications and sepsis
Burn wound infection
DEFINITIVE WOUND CLOSURE
Massive burns
Facial burns
Eyelid burns
Ear burns
Scalp burns
Neck burns
Hand burns
Genital burns
SPECIAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
Electrical injuries
Chemical burns
Hot tar burns
Cold injuries
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Purpura fulminans
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Soft tissue trauma and infection
Injuries of abuse
Combined burns and trauma
OUT-PATIENT MANAGEMENT
Patient selection
Techniques
BURN REHABILITATION
Early acute rehabilitation
Late acute rehabilitation
Long-term rehabilitation and scar management
ACUTE BURN RECONSTRUCTION AND AFTERCARE
Head and neck
Hand
Upper extremity
Lower extremity
Aftercare and emotional recovery