Scalp Wound Management

A Wound of the Scalp, with Traumatic Tetanus

Management of scalp psoriasis: current perspectives

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory condition. The age of onset, chronicity, physical, and psychosocial consequences of the disease cause psoriasis to have a significant impact on patient quality of life. Scalp psoriasis is no different, and effective treatment results in an improvement in quality of life. Successful management of scalp psoriasis includes topical therapies that are acceptable t...

Advanced Wound Management

Wounds may fail to heal because tension, infection, hematoma or seroma formation, ischemia, molestation, pressure, motion, foreign materials, neoplasia, drugs (corticosteroids, neoplasia), radiation, severe malnutrition, or underlying metabolic disease. When wounds fail to heal, the veterinarian should examine and treat the animal for underlying disease, culture a punch biopsy of the wound to e...

Wound Management Using Honey

Large, contaminated wounds are difficult and expensive to treat. Honey contain; many nutrients and minerals and has a bactericidal effect due to hydrogen peroxide liberation and a phytochemical constituent. The use of honey in the management of wounds enhances healing and eliminates invading bacteria without the use of systemic antibiotics. Honey also decreases inflammatory edema. Thus the use ...

Wound management in children

Dressings key words Georgina Casey RGN, BSc, PGDipSci, DipTeach (tertiary) is a Nurse Consultant based in Bristol. Georgina Casey explains the physiological events in wound healing in children, the rationale for dressing selection and the importance of taking a holistic approach to wound management. This article was first published in Paediatric Nursing (1999) 11, 5, 39-44. Readers who successf...