PLASTIC SURGERY EMERGENCIES

This book is a concise guide to the principles and procedures for rapidly evaluating and treating acute care problems in the emergency room setting or during on-call consultations. It instructs the reader in the protocols for the full range of common and uncommon problems.

Descriptions of the various techniques for complex wound management Instructions for regional blocks of the face and hand Guidelines for the treatment of simple burn wounds and severely burned patients Treatment of venomous snake and insect bites Management of complex facial trauma and facial fractures Troubleshooting postoperative and free-o ap complications Acute treatment of hand fractures, soft-tissue injuries and compartment syndrome This pocket manual is an indispensable resource for clinicians, residents, and trainees in plastic surgery, as well as for emergency room personnel and family practice physicians.