Face care management is taught to clients with a superficial dermal burn injury. Healing is expected within 10-14 days. This page outlines key aspects of face care management.
Road to Recovery
Face Care
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- Face Care
shaving, cleaning, ointment application, exercises
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For clarification of information, or to speak with a burns clinician, please contact:
e: burnsunit@alfred.org.au Attention: Allied health/nursing, VABS
References
- AlfredHealth/ Surgical services/Burns. Available at: http://prompt.baysidehealth.intra:89/Search/SearchLibrary.aspx. Accessed June, 2018.
- Gallagher JJ, Ludwik KB, Williams-Bouyer N, Villarreal C, Herndon, DN. Treatment of infections in burns. In: Total Burn care. 4th edition. Edinburgh: Saunders, Elsevier; 2012. P. 137-156.
- The Joanna Briggs Institute. Recommended Practice. Burn Scar Management: Moisturization. The Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database, JBI@Ovid. 2016; JBI15611.
- The Joanna Briggs Institute. Recommended Practice. Facial Burns: Care of the Eyes, Ears, Nose and Mouth. The Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database, JBI@Ovid. 2016; JBI2535
- The Joanna Briggs Institute. Recommended Practice. Facial Burns: Topical Ointment / Cream. The Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database, JBI@Ovid. 2016; JBI2527.
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