This textbook on burn care isfocused specifically on the needs of a surgeon. It provides a "how to do" textthat presents the practical strategies for initial resuscitation, skingrafting, burn-specific critical care and ultimately guide the surgeon for thebest outcomes for the burn surgeon. It provides the reader with basicpathophysiology but avoids a detailed review of the molecular science of burns. Guidelines for basic care with the chapters covering the timeline used for eachpatient spanning from initial resuscitation (ABCs) to managing theirre-socialization are provided. The text covers the key components to theinitial management of the burn patient including airway, breathing andcirculation. The reader is introduced to the metabolic changes of a major burnand how nutrition and pharmacologic manipulation affects these systemic effectsof a burn injury. The management of burn sepsis as well as the basic conceptsof wound healing of the different depths and severity of burns are covered. Anotherchapter covers the basic techniques of skin grafting, rehabilitation andreconstruction with a focus to optimize the cosmetic and functional outcome ofthe burn. Special chapters cover management of outpatient burns and pediatricinjuries. Special burns - electrical, chemical, cold injuries and finally thetreatment of other diseases that lead to massive skin loss are covered. Specialconsiderations for pain, scar management, psychosocial recovery, intentionalburns, burn prevention and disaster preparation complete the text. Burn Care for General Surgeons and GeneralPractitioners provides a referencefor general and plastic surgeons who are planning a career in burns. Thetextbook will also be a straightforward resource for the general or plasticsurgeon who takes care of burns as part of their practice.