The majority of burn injuries are minor and either do not require treatment or can be treated by any caregiver. More severe burns can result in clinically significant morbidity and, unless treated ...

The combination of injured skin, specialized medical care and the need to continuously monitor critically ill patients with burn injuries can make alarm management a significant challenge for burn ...

Burn disaster management and emergency preparedness encompass the systematic planning, coordination and execution of measures designed to mitigate the impacts of mass casualty incidents involving burn ...

The American Burn Association has established 10 criteria that warrant transferring a burn-injured patient to a specialized burn center for treatment: An understanding of emergency burn care is a must ...

Treating burn injuries can be a difficult and lengthy process. Our inpatient care unit provides a team approach that includes physicians, nurses, counselors, and other caregivers committed to ...

Superior long term functional and scar outcome of Meek micrografting compared to conventional split thickness skin grafting in the management of burns. Admission factors associated with the ...

Treating burn injuries can be a difficult and lengthy process. Our Burn Team provides a shared approach, which include caregivers, committed to providing the best outcomes for our patients. Patients ...

IN a study of victims of the Coconut Grove fire, Cobb and Lindemann 1 recorded a high incidence of emotional disturbances soon after burning and concluded that both the psychiatrist and the social ...

Sheryl Ramstad spent the morning of July 7, 1979, training for a marathon. She spent the next seven weeks in the hospital. A plane crash left Ramstad’s arms, hands and legs severely burned. She needed ...

You'd think being seriously wounded on the battlefield would be the most painful thing a soldier could go through, but the recovery from burns can take months of agonizing physical therapy that ...