TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Integumentary System A1 - Migliore, Suzanne F. A2 - Effgen, Susan K. PY - 2013 T2 - Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children AB - The role of the physical therapist in wound care has evolved over the past several decades. For the physical therapist, the groundwork for learning wound and burn management occurs in the entry-level curriculum. Mechanisms of healing and systems reviews that enhance the knowledge base for caring for a child with open wounds or burns are taught. Physical therapists who desire to be active in wound management need to expand their knowledge through continuing education and, as with any specialty, competency-based training with a mentor. Pediatric clinicians need to be prepared to encounter a wide range of integumentary issues with children. Children are at risk for thermal injuries, pressure ulcers, and traumatic wounds. There are also specific congenital integumentary impairments that will challenge the pediatric clinician's ability to provide timely and age-appropriate interventions. This chapter will serve as an introduction to wound and burn management for the physical therapist as part of an interdisciplinary pediatric wound-management team. SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1134002022 ER -