This text on wound care is both comprehensive in scope yet small enough to fit into a lab coat pocket. It features coverage of the principles behind acute as well as chronic wounds and includes assessment and evaluation principles as well as how to stage or classify any wound.

This handbook provides practical, comprehensive guidelines for assessment and management of both common and atypical wound problems and covers many topics not sufficiently addressed in other texts, such as sickle cell wounds, amputation, gene therapy, and the specific wound care needs of special populations.

This edition forms a reference by covering all aspects of wound management. It clarifies some areas of confusion surrounding wound care and provides guidelines for consistent wound management.

"Combines detailed photographs and graphics with concise, informative text to make the complex concepts of wound care easy to understand. Maximizes the power of visual thinking by showing as well as telling about the latest wound care information techniques. The highly visual nature of this book makes the fundamentals and advancements in the treatment of wounds clear and understandable, enabling quick review and comprehension for practical application"--Provided...

Many healthcare practitioners understand the role microbiology has within the management of their patients, particularly when this involves wound care and the healing process. However, basic medical and nursing training does not always cover the microbiology of wound care in any great depth. This reference aid covers the key areas and science of microbiology from a point of view relevant to wound care practitioners wishing to enhance their skills....