by Judy Knighton R. N. (Editor), Kenneth Wright (Author)
There are over 2.5 million visits to the hospital because of burn accidents. Apart from this being too great a number, those burns that are severe require a lot of critical compliance from the patient to minimize scarring and achieve an eventual healthy outcome after a period of about two years.This book provides a comprehensive overview of the treatment for burn casualties and the self help and self care tips in making an eventual full recovery. This book however also covers the critical subjects of initial first aid for burn victims and how to prevent a burn accident in the home. As well as being a useful hand out at burn centers, it can also be recommended by health care professionals and made available at pharmacies.--The