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You should see a
doctor immediately upon receiving any kind of serious burn injury.
Symptoms may not be evident immediately.
Untrained individuals should not attempt to treat
or diagnose anyone with serious injuries.
If you want to know more about burn injury and
its related effects, there are a great many good resources available
on the web. We list many of the top links here.
The more informed you are, the better able you
are to make the right decisions for you and your loved ones. We
encourage you to explore some of these sites.
• NSW
Health's management Guidelines for People with Burn Injury.
• Johns
Hopkins University Burn Injury Rehabilitation Model System
investigates, demonstrates, and evaluates improved outcomes for
people with severe burn injuries by providing a full range of
care designed to lessen the impact of burn injury.
• Burn
Injury Rehabilitation Model Systems Projects
• American Burn Association
is committed to: study and research in acute care, rehabilitation,
and prevention of burns, educational opportunities for burn care
providers encouraging publications within the burn care field.
• Burn Survivors
Online provides information and support for burn survivors
and their families throughout the world.
• American Red Cross
• American
Red Cross Tissue Services, one of the nation's largest tissue
gathering and distribution organizations, provides human allograft
tissue for transplantation
• On-Line Chat
Sessions for Burn Survivors
• B.C.
Burn Network Society’s Burn Treatment Information.
• Burn Survivors
Online question and answer forum.
• Burn
Survivors Throughout The World, Inc. (BSTTW) is an International
Non Profit Organization. which offers memberships, peer support,
education and advocacy for burn survivors, family, friends, medical
professionals and the public around the world.
• University
of Michigan-Trauma Burn Center is a verified Level 1 trauma
and burn center offering specialized care, services, equipment
and staff, who are trained to treat serious burn and trauma injuries.
• Article:
Protein and Energy Requirements Following Burn Injury.
• Burn Survivors
Resources is a site for burn victims, their friends and loved
ones, firefighters, medical professionals, and anyone that has
been affected by the devastation of burn injuries.
• The
BURN FOUNDATION serves the greater Delaware Valley through
community education and support of five regional burn treatment
centers. The Foundation observed its 25th anniversary in 1998.
• The International Society
for Burn Injuries.
• Burn Care Foundation,
an advocate of maximum recovery for Burn Survivors, has been created
to educate and provide the physicians of these individuals with
the valuable services and resources of the Burn Care Foundation.
• Northwest Burn Foundation
is a non-profit organization serving children, adults and families
in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Our mission
is to prevent burns and improve the quality of life for burn survivors
through programs, education and research.
• The Alisa Ann
Ruch Burn Foundation's survivor assistance programs are designed
to relieve emotional suffering, create opportunities for socializing,
and help build the skills necessary to cope in a society that
highly values physical appearance.
• New Advances in
Skin & Wound Care Web site offers content from the journal,
access Breaking News from the skin and wound care industry, sign
up for E-Alert, find out how to submit a manuscript to the journal,
search across other journals from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
for articles on topics of interest, and learn about advertising
opportunities.
•
Burn Care at Shriner’s Hospital.
• Burn Care Education.
• The Burn Institute
is a non-profit health agency dedicated to reducing burn injuries
and deaths through fire and burn prevention education, burn survivor
support programs and the funding of burn care research and treatment.
• Lynn’s
Story: A Burn Victim’s Story.
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