Wound care?

Sitric

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good text or online tutorial on wound care, dressings etc?

Thanks

Rob.

PhysiologyRocks

I don't know much about it, but I've heard that "Wound Care Made Incredibly Easy" is meant do what it says on the tin. Hope this helps.

The price is reasonable too.

DrIndy

wait for mystikmonkey to rock onto this thread......

Dr Galen

finally.......something i know about

what do you want to know OP? the basics? more advanced stuff? dressings and why you'd pick something over another product?

If you give me an outline I'll happily point you in the right direction

Sitric

Hi, thanks for replies. That book looks ok, might be what I'm after. I'm a bit skeptical about "ridiculously simple" type books after I read in the pathophys made ridiculously simple that the right heart drains the right side of the body

Mystik Monkey, i'm just looking for a good all rounder, i'm a med student working abroad as a nurse for the summer and really don't know jack about properly dressing/caring for wounds. Particularly trauma and infected wounds. Had a little girl with partial thickness burns who needed dressings changed the other day and wasn't really comfortable hoping what i'd done was right. (I have taken an elective in burn surgery so wasn't completely lost but still wasn't too happy). Thanks.

PhysiologyRocks

Sitric wrote: »

I read in the pathophys made ridiculously simple that the right heart drains the right side of the body

How stunning!:D
I haven't a clue about wound care but I know three student nurses who use it and like it.
That said, Mystik Monkey will definitely know better than I do, so ignore everything I've said!

Sitric

I swear to god, it's on the first page! I'm sure it was a joke by the authors!

PhysiologyRocks

Sitric wrote: »

I swear to god, it's on the first page! I'm sure it was a joke by the authors!

I sincerely hope so.

Hellrazer

Mystik Monkey wrote: »

finally.......something i know about

If its something you know about can I ask you a question which btw I have my own thoughts on but Id like the answer from a medical point of view.

Its regarding the healing process of a Tattoo which is in effect an open wound.

Im of the leave it alone with no bandaging whatsoever and let it heal naturally by only using anti bacterial soap but the last Tattoo I had done was covered in clingfilm for 2-3 days and then for want of a better word "ointment" was used for 5-6 days.

Now I see a few things wrong with this method.
1.Surely by covering it in clingfilm its creating an oxygen free environment and a hotter more moist area on the body where bacteria especially non aerobic ones can breed more quickly.

2.After a few hours Ive also noticed plasma thats oozeing from the tattoo stays in a liquid state and doesnt seem to clot.This cant be good for an open wound.

Agree or disagree with the above^^^^^^

Dr Galen

http://davisplus.fadavis.com/wilkinson/wound_care_tutorial.cfm

this one is free and I found it very good. I've used bits and pieces for teaching sessions with students etc. Self paced and covers all the bases

http://www.onwebfast.com/anf/courses.php

you gotta pay for this, 22 Aussie Dollars I think, but its excellent. Again covers all the basics.

Wounds are funny, whats right for one, isn't always right for another. There is a real opportunity to make proper clinical/nursing decisions regarding best practice and care, but with that also more scope to balls it up. Thankfully, as one of the basics is proper examination and review, it rarely can go really crappy

Vorsprung

Sitric wrote: »

Hi, thanks for replies. That book looks ok, might be what I'm after. I'm a bit skeptical about "ridiculously simple" type books after I read in the pathophys made ridiculously simple that the right heart drains the right side of the body

Sure they only forgot to mention that it drains the left side as well!

Sitric

Thanks for that, nice site