This in depth section includes a number of Educational Modules and their overview. These modules are being designed and produced by our Editors. They include the state-of-the-art discussions on Burn and Wound care. If you have questions or would like to get in touch with our Editors, please contact us. We would love to get your Feedback here.

The focus of this module is the management decisions made during the first 24 hours. Airway, circulatory and burn wound management is discussed, including chemical and electrical burns.

Part I Summary Section is designed for rapid decision making using algorithms and visuals.

Part II In depth Section is designed to discuss in much greater depth the pulmonary, circulatory and wound care problems and the decision making. 

This module describes the pathogenesis and treatment of the burn wound from initial presentation to wound closure. Included are discussions of the most current wound care treatment modalities.

This module presents the metabolic response to burn injury and the required nutrition support.

The metabolic response module focuses on the hyper metabolic and catabolism "stress response" to injury and it’s complications.

The nutrition wound module discusses the approaches to determine nutrient needs, optimal nutritional delivery and assessment. This module focuses mainly on the relationship of involuntary weight loss and wound healing. Both processes are critical to the injured patient where weight loss and wounds are characteristics. Nutrition and anabolic solutions are provided.

4. Anabolic Strategies

This module is dedicated to anticatabolic and anabolic approaches to controlling and reversing the catabolic response to injury. Anticatabolic and anabolic agents proven to be beneficial are highlighted.

5. Pulmonary Problems

This three part series describes the pulmonary problems most commonly seen in the burn patient and then treatment.

Part I focuses on initial pulmonary problems with emphasis on airway management and smoke inhalation injury.

Part II focuses on the pulmonary problems most commonly seen during the first week which includes progression of inhalation injury and pulmonary edema.

Part III focuses on the pulmonary problems seen during the peak inflammatory or hypermetabolic state which includes pneumonia, ARDS and hypermetabolism induced fatigue.

• Immunology (under construction)

• Nutrient Supplements under construction

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES

• Skin Substitute

• Beneficial Effects of Silver