This guide contains the most frequent and useful minor surgical procedures practices by doctors and nurses in remote areas with poor sanitation and no surgical or radiography equipment.
Chapter 1: Wounds - Burns
- Dressings
- Wounds
- Burns
Chapter 2: Infection of soft tissues
- Abscess
- Treatment of tropical myositis
- Infections of the hand and fingers
Chapter 3: Catheterisation and drainage
- Catheterisation of large veins
- Lumbar puncture
- Pleural puncture
- Thoracic drainage
- Pericardial puncture
- Drainage of ascites and intra-peritoneal perfusion
- Puncture and drainage of the knee
Chapter 4: ent procedures
- Epistaxis
- Ear drainage
- Dental extraction
Chapter 5: uro-genital procedures
- Urinary catheterisation
- Reduction of a paraphymosis
- Episiotomy
- Suturing episiotomies or perineal tears
- Intra-uterine procedures
- Treatment of a bartholin abscess
Chapter 6: treatment of trauma
- Fractures and disIocations: the basics
- Shoulder and arm trauma
- Trauma of the lower limb
- Period of immobilization for major fractures
Appendix
- List of essential supplies (absolutely necessary)
- Disinfection and Sterilization of medical equipment and supplies
Bibliography
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