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Wound Care: A Handbook for Community Nurses

ISBN: 978-1-86156-289-0
Paperback
160 pages
November 2001
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Series Preface vii

Preface ix

Chapter 1 Wound healing 1

Chapter 2 Wound assessment 11

Chapter 3 Factors affecting wound healing 23

Chapter 4 Wound cleansing 30

Chapter 5 Dressings 33

Chapter 6 Surgical wounds 45

Chapter 7 Burns, scalds and minor injuries 50

Chapter 8 Leg ulcers 56

Chapter 9 Pressure sores 81

Chapter 10 Wound infection 95

Chapter 11 Miscellaneous 105

Chapter 12 Clinical effectiveness, Sarah Freeman 111

Glossary 129

Resources 133

References 136

Index 143

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