Editorial Review:

Procedures and guidelines resource for the health care providers who work daily to manage troublesome wounds. Color and halftone plates and illustrations. 15 contributors, 14 U.S. DNLM: Wounds and Injuries--rehabilitation.

Caring for patients with chronic wounds is challenging because the causes of the injuries can be complex. This new edition has up-to-date coverage of stage 1 pressure ulcers, pressure ulcer monitoring, and the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH). While the illustrations may not make this book suitable lunchtime reading, it's an excellent choice for anyone preparing for the certification exam given by the American Academy of Wound Management. --Carolyn Lewis

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

One Outstanding Reference for Neuropathy & Diabetes! Very thorough but in layman terms! YES !!:

Being a disabled vet with a spinal cord injury, I have to be as educated as I can get on my condition or I'll either loss a limb, internal organ, or worse die. This book has got to be the "best" book I've found since the "Handbook on Peripheral Neuropathy" by Mark Bromberg. The cover says for Therapists and Nurses; but on the contrary, the material is very easy to understand and has many, many actual color pictures of patients with different levels of wound stages. It is very graphic. IF YOU HAVE PERIPHERAL... more info

Excellent Tool for Multidisciplinary Wound Management:

As a Physical Therapist and head of a rural health consortium's wound management team, I found this to be an invaluable tool for assesment, planning, monitoring and reimbursement. I feel this is the best clinical resource currently available for PTs.

a basic wound care reference for inexperienced clinicians:

if you're looking for wound care decision pathways, protocols, documentation guidelines and how-to instructions on basic dressing change type wound care - then this is the book for you. the book's shortcomings are an almost complete lack of specificity on therapeutic interventions such as debridement techniques designed to activate certain tissue processes, and a wordy superficiality in most of the text. not a text for physicians or experienced clinicians looking for sophisticated interventions. a good... more info

Best pressure ulcer reference available:

This is a great reference for pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, vascular ulcers, and management of neuropathies. I found the title misleading because I expected it to cover all types of wounds including treatment of fresh lacerations and puncture wounds from accidents. If your looking for information on these last two subjects, this is not the book to use. However, if you care for people with pressure ulcer risk or wounds, diabetic risks, surgical incisions, or venous or arterial ulcers in long term care,... more info

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