wounds and injuries

Informative text, photographs, and real-life stories describe burn injuries and how they are treated and offer tips on burn prevention.

Frankie, a miniature dachshund, narrates this true story of his paralyzing spinal injury, and how he was fixed with a customized cart so he could walk with wheels for his hind legs.

Presents volume twelve in a seventeen-volume series on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat sports injuries and focuses specifically on the game of Lacrosse with additionalinformation on its history and possible career opportunities.

The underbelly of the National Football League: a rare insider's look into the world of arthritis, dementia, and suicide.

Recounts the true story of Winter, a dolphin who lost her tail and had to relearn how to swim using a specially-created prosthetic tail.

Describes what happens when you break a bone and how this kind of injury is treated.

Explains what bumps and bruises are, describes how and why they occur, presents an inside look at the injuries, and discusses prevention and treatment options. Includes a glossary.

Explains what broken bones are, describes how and why bones get broken, looks at different types of bone injuries, and discusses prevention and treatment options. Includes a glossary.

Describes how the body responds to wounds and heals itself when the skin is broken and discusses how to care for minor abrasions.

Undecided about her future after graduating from high school, an Australian girl takes a job caring for a brain-damaged woman.