wound care
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News
New thermal imaging technique may help provide better wound care
New research by RMIT and Bolton Clarke has found a way of predicting whether a wound needs extra management, offering…
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Aged care home tried to cover up discovery of maggots
oor wound management led to an aged care resident having maggots found in her heel and the aged care home…
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Clinical Practice
Nurses called on to bring ‘blind’ wounds to light
Nurses have been urged to stay up to date with wound care and prevention to help reduce the impact of…
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Healing the wound care crisis
Better management of wound care could generate significant savings as budgets come under increasing pressure. By Aileen Macalintal Who would…
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Bandaging key to wound care
Researchers are making great improvements in treatment of hard-to-heal wounds, a problem that costs the nation up to $3bn a…
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Nature’s way
Native plants may hold the key to healing wounds. Common plants such as marigold could hold the key to dealing…
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The body’s building blocks
Stephen Ratcliffe on the important link between nutrition and wound care and healing. For many clients and their carers, the…
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Need for better evidence
A new evaluation warns to think twice before using silver dressing. Megan Stoyles reports. Despite the commercial hype, costly silver…
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A cleansing solution
With so many wound care products available it’s important for health professionals to keep informed. Here, Gary Bain evaluates Prontosan…
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