Burn wound management in patients with epilepsy: adopting a multidisciplinary approach.
Many burns that occur following an epileptic seizure are deep due to prolonged contact with the thermal source. Primary care staff need to be aware of this and ready to refer patients to a burns unit.
Josty
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Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK.
Mason
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Dickson
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents