Escharotomy is the placing of incisions into the burned tissues to release the tightness. Do not extend the incisions into the deeper tissues; cut through the burned tissue only. Incisions must be placed with care to pre-vent injury to the important underlying nerves, tendons, and vessels. Escharotomy can be done at the bedside. Caution: Escharotomy can be
Local exchange carrier. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) is a regulatory term in telecommunications for the local telephone company. In the United States, wireline telephone companies are divided into two large categories: long distance (interexchange carrier, or IXCs) and local (local exchange carrier, or LECs). This structure is a result of 1984 divestiture of then-regulated monopoly carrier American Telephone & Telegraph.
Home equity line of credit. A home equity line of credit (often called HELOC, pronounced Hee-lock) is a loan in which the lender agrees to lend a maximum amount within an agreed period (called a term), where the collateral is the borrower's equity in his/her house (akin to a second mortgage).