Citation

Verity PA. Aust. Fam. Physician 1995; 24(2): 176-8, 180-1.

Affiliation

Social Work Department, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7880137

Abstract

Attention to the total care of the patient and family is needed to promote emotional as well as physical healing. This paper looks at the grief process as experienced by the parents of a burn injured child. Mention is made of non-accidental injuries, accident prevention and the rehabilitation stage of a burn injury. Emphasis is on scalds to toddlers between the ages of 1 to 2 years.

Language: en