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Chemical injuries
Chemical injuries There are over 70 /uni00A0 000 di ff erent chemicals in regular use within indus...
Cold injuries
Cold injuries Cold injuries are principally divided into two types: acute cold injuries from indu...
Colloid resuscitation
Colloid resuscitation The most commonly used colloid is human albumin solution. Plasma proteins a...
Burn prevention
Burn prevention Legislation, health promotion and appliance design have reduced the incidence of...
Burn size calculation children
Burn size calculation: children The body proportions of children necessitate adjustment of the a...
Changes to the intestine
Changes to the intestine The inflammatory stimulus and shock can cause microvascular damage and is...
ADDITIONAL ASPECTS OF TREATING THE BURNED PATIENT
ADDITIONAL ASPECTS OF TREATING THE BURNED PATIENT Analgesia Acute Analgesia is a vital part of b...
ASSESSMENT OF THE BURN WOUND Assessing size
ASSESSMENT OF THE BURN WOUND Assessing size The defining feature of any burn referral and usually...
Breathing
Breathing Inhalational injury Time is a major factor; anyone trapped in a fire for more than a cou...
ADDITIONAL ASPECTS OF TREATING THE BURNED PATIENT
ADDITIONAL ASPECTS OF TREATING THE BURNED PATIENT Analgesia Acute Analgesia is a vital part of b...
ADDITIONAL ASPECTS OF TREATING THE BURNED PATIENT Analgesia
ADDITIONAL ASPECTS OF TREATING THE BURNED PATIENT Analgesia Acute Analgesia is a vital part of b...
VASCULAR LESIONS Congenital haemangiomata and vascular malformations
VASCULAR LESIONS Congenital: haemangiomata and vascular malformations These can be subclassified b...
WEBSITE ADDRESSES
WEBSITE ADDRESSES American Joint Committee on Cancer for TNM classifications of tumours and up-to-...
WOUNDS Congenital
WOUNDS Congenital Cutis aplasia congenita This is a rare condition characterised by the congenita...
Skin dimensions
Skin dimensions The skin is a large organ. In an adult it may have an area of 2 1–2 /uni00A0 m an...
Sweat glands
Sweat glands Cystadenoma (hydrocystadenomas, hidradenomas) These are 1- to 3-cm translucent blue ...
VASCULAR LESIONS Congenital haemangiomata and vas
VASCULAR LESIONS Congenital: haemangiomata and vascular malformations These can be subclassified b...
SKIN TUMOURS Benign lesions
SKIN TUMOURS Benign lesions Basal cell papilloma (seborrhoeic keratosis, senile keratosis, verruc...
Skin adnexa
Skin adnexa Adnexal structures such as hair follicles, sebaceous glands and sweat glands span bo...
Skin and soft-tissue cysts
Skin and soft-tissue cysts Milia Small, hard, keratin retention cysts ( Figure 45.11 ) seen both ...