MANAGEMENT OF THE BURNED HAND

Rehabilitation of the burned hand.

Successful outcomes following hand burn injury require an understanding of the rehabilitation needs of the patient. Rehabilitation of hand burns begins on admission, and each patient requires a specific plan for range of motion and/or immobilization, functional activities, and modalities. The rehabilitation care plan typically evolves during the acute care period and during the months following...

Rehabilitation of the burned hand.

Hands are the most frequent sites of burn injury, complications after thermal hand injury include and proper management is essential to assure that optimal functional recovery is achieved. Although each hand represents less than 3% of the total body surface area, burns to the hand are considered serious injuries and should be referred to a burn center. The thin, highly mobile dorsal skin, the s...

analysis of reading comprehension needs of the students of paramedical studies: the case of the students of health information management (him)

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The management of the burned child.

Die feit dat daar elke jaar ’n gemiddelde van 540 kinders met m atige tot ernstige brandwonde opgeneem moet word, het daartoe gelei dat daar ’n doeltreffende behandelingsprogram in ’n spesiale sorgsaal van 30 beddens by die Rooikruis-Oorlogsgedenkhospitaal vir Kinders aan die gang gesit is. Hierdie syfer beklemtoon die omvattende probleem waarvoor die gemeenskap i.v .m . die voorkom ing van sul...

Acute management of the burned patient.