Burn Injury Resources

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BURN INJURIES & GROUPS
INFORMATION ON BURN FACILITIES

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doctor. Please use this information to help in your conversation with your
doctor. This is general background information and should not be followed as
medical advice. Please consult your doctor regarding all medical questions
and for all medical treatment.


BURN INJURIES
Every year, thousands of men, women, and children seek medical attention for burn injuries.

Although traditionally we think of a burn injury as a heat-inﬂicted wound, electricity, chemicals, radiation, and extreme cold can also
cause burns. If you’re dealing with a burn injury, you should see a doctor as soon as possible, even if you believe the wound is
superﬁcial. Burns can cause a number of other problems, especially infection, if they are not cleaned and dressed properly.

BURN GROUPS
Alabama Iowa Nevada South Dakota
Alaska Kansas New Hampshire Tennessee
Arizona Kentucky New Jersey Texas
California Louisiana New Mexico Utah
Colorado Maine New York Vermont
Connecticut Maryland North Carolina Virginia
Delaware Massachusetts North Dakota Washington
Florida Michigan Ohio West Virginia
Georgia Minnesota Oklahoma Wisconsin
Hawaii Mississippi Oregon Wyoming
Idaho Missouri Pennsylvania
Illinois Montana Rhode Island
Indiana Nebraska South Carolina

BURN INJURIES: INFORMATION ON BURN FACILITIES & GROUPS
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BURN FACILITIES
Alabama Indiana Nebraska South Carolina
Alaska Iowa Nevada South Dakota
Arizona Kansas New Hampshire Tennessee
Arkansas Kentucky New Jersey Texas
California Louisiana New Mexico Utah
Colorado Maine New York Vermont
Connecticut Maryland North Carolina Virginia
Delaware Massachusetts North Dakota Washington
Florida Michigan Ohio West Virginia
Georgia Minnesota Oklahoma Wisconsin
Hawaii Mississippi Oregon Wyoming
Idaho Missouri Pennsylvania
Illinois Montana Rhode Island



THERE ARE THREE
MAIN TYPES OF BURNS.
First-degree burns, also called superficial burns,
affect the epidermis, which is the top level of
skin. The most common type of superficial burn
is the sunburn. Although first-degree burns hurt,
they are rarely dangerous, as long as you keep
the wound clean until it heals. If the burn affects
the skin on a deeper level, doctors will classify
it instead as a second-degree burn. These burns
are more dangerous, though they still only affect
the skin. They are typically extremely painful and
prone to infection. Second-degree burns always
require medical attention.

Unlike first- and second-degree burns, third-degree burns
are usually not painful, because the nerves are damaged.
These burns reach beyond the skin, affecting muscles, ten-
dons, and ligaments. In some cases, third-degree burns
require amputation, and without quick medical attention,
these burns are deadly. Sometimes, doctors further classify
intense burns as fourth-, fifth-, or sixth-degree burns, but
CONTACT A LAWYER these types of burns almost always lead to death, even with
Free No-Obligation Consultation medical attention. They affect they entire body, even bones.

Please contact us for a free no-obligation consulta- The severity of burns isn’t always dictated by depth of the
tion. The more information that you can provide, the burn. The part and amount of your body that is burned also
more helpful it will be. You are under no obligation to play roles in determining the severity of your condition. Doc-
continue. Any information you provide will be held in tors use “the rule of nines” to estimate the percentage of
the strictest of confidence. your body burned, and the higher percentage burned, the
more severe your condition. Burns near vital organs are also
usually more severe and require extra medical attention.
If you have questions, please call us
toll-free at 1-866-735-2792.



In many cases, burn victims are not in medical danger due to the
burns themselves, but rather, they are in danger due to the other
medical conditions that can result from burns. Infections, dehy-
dration, and low oxygen levels are common. Some burns deform
the body, which further complicated treatment, as skin grafts and
plastic surgery are needed. Burn centers use a number of tech-
niques to ensure that patients make a full recovery. Special beds,
water baths, and other treatments can all help prevent infection,
while still promoting circulation and new skin growth.

Burns – even severe, deforming burns
– don’t have to ruin your life, however.

With the right medical treatment and the support of burn organiza-
tions, you can lead a normal life. To learn more about burns and
the help available, check out the American Burn Association.

BURN GROUPS
ALABAMA ALASKA

Burn Support Group none
University Hospital, 10th ﬂoor Jefferson Towers, 619 South
19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233
205-934-4011
no email
no website

This group meets regularly at the University Hospital.
Call for more information.



ARIZONA
Foundation for Burns and Trauma, Inc.
P.O. Box 1329, Phoenix, AZ 85001
602-230-2041
http://www.azburn.org/contactusen (email form)
http://www.azburn.org

This foundation is built on four principles: preven-
tion, treatment, rehabilitation, and research.

CALIFORNIA

Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Burn Institute
2501 W Burbank Blvd., Ste 201, Burbank, CA 91505 8825 Aero Drive, Ste 200, San Diego, CA 92123-2269
818-848-0223 858-541-2277
info@aarbf.org vschoonderwoerd@burninstitute.org
http://www.aarbf.org http://www.burninstitute.org

Along with local burn centers, the AARBF provides BI supports patients, as well as funds research and
support to burn survivors and their families living in treatment and works with communities to education
California. people about ﬁre and burn prevention.

Children’s Burn Foundation
5000 Van Nuys Blvd., Ste 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
800-949-8898
info@childburn.org
http://www.childburn.org

This organization works to prevent burn injuries to
children, as well as to provide support to children
who have suffered severe burns and their families.



COLORADO

Cheley Children’s Hospital Burn Camp
The Children’s Hospital, 1056 East 19th Avenue, Denver, CO
80218
303-764-8295
doctor.marion@tchden.org
http://noordinarycamps.org/

The burn camp programs helps kids of all ages deal
with burn injuries.

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Burns Care Foundation
601 Boston Post Road, Milford, CT 06460
203-878-6744
ctburnscare@optonline.net
http://www.ctburnsfoundation/org

The CT Burns Foundation supports survivors with
education as well as a children’s burn camp.

DELAWARE

none



FLORIDA

Children’s Burn Foundation Camp Hopetake
P.O. Box 678369, Orlando, FL 32767-8367 Tampa General Hospital, P.O. Box 1289, Davis Island, Tampa,
561-542-5397 FL 33601
Hrothwell@childrensburnfoundationoffl.com 813-229-7540
http://childrensburnfoundationoffl.com sectreas@tampafirefighters.com
http://www.tampafirefighters.com/comm_serv.htm
This organization helps to support children in Florida
affected by burn injuries. The Burn Camp run by Tampa General Hospital and
the Tampa Firefighters gives children’s of all ages
the chance to enjoy summer camp, even if they are
dealing with burn injuries.

GEORGIA

The Georgia Fightfighter’s Burn Foun-
dation
2575 Chantilly Drive, Atlanta, GA 30324
404-320-6223
dgardin@gfbf.org
http://www.gfbf.org

The Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation educa-
tions the community, provides scholarships, and
runs burn camps for children.



HAWAII IDAHO

none none

ILLINOIS

Knapp Burn Foundation Illinois Fire Safety Alliance
P.O. Box 1135, Bloomington, IL 61702 P.O. Box 911, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
309-663-1008 847-390-0911
info@knapp-burn.org mwerder@ifsa.org
http://www.knapp-burn.org http://www.ifsa.org

Started in 1989, this foundation was started by the This organization runs a burn camp, as well as a
family of a burn victim to help assist other families number of educational programs.
dealing with burn trauma.

American Burn Association
625 N Michigan Avenue, Ste 2550, Chicago IL 60611
312-642-9260
info@ameriburn.org
http://www.ameriburn.org

This national organization, based in Chicago, is
dedicated to patient care, education, research, and
advocacy



INDIANA

The People’s Burn Foundation
323 N Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
877-814-2024
slongerich@peoplesburnfoundation.org
http://www.peoplesburnfoundation.org

The PBF provides burn education and support to
victims in Indiana. They also runan annual burn sur-
vivor camp, as well as interactive seminars.

IOWA

St. Florian Fire & Burn Foundation
3640 Nebraska Street, Sioux City, IA 1104
712-258-2678
ffjbentson@aol.com
http://www.stﬂorian-siouxcity.org

This foundation’s burn camp is one of the best in the
nation, and they also have local support group meet-
ings and educational oppertunities.



KANSAS

Burn Survivor Support Group
Burnett Burn Center, The University of Kansas Hospital,
Hospital Level 5, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS
66160
913-588-6540
no email
http://www.kumc.edu/burn/support.html

The Burnett Burn Center has support group meet-
ings for families and individuals.

KENTUCKY

none

LOUISIANA

Percy R. Johnson Burn Foundation
P.O. Box 610, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130-
3932
318-675-6589
webservant@campimstillme.com
http://www.campimstillme.com/

This burn foundation runs a camp for burned chil-
dren and provides education oppertunities for the
community.



MAINE

Pine Tree Burn Foundation
24 Jersey Avenue, Portland, ME 04104
207-797-6975
reedes@mmc.org
http://ww.ptbf.org

The Pine Tree Burn Foundation educations the com-
munity about fire prevention and provides support to
burn victims.

MARYLAND

National Firefighters Children’s Burn
Camp
430 Harris Farm Lane, Clarksville, MD 21029
410-531-5942
erinb@dcffburnfoundation.org
http://www.dcffburnfoundation.org/conburncamp.htm

Burn victims in the Marland, Virginia, and DC area can go to
the burn camp run by the DC Firefighter’s Burn Foundatoin.

MASSACHUSETTS

none



MICHIGAN

The Phoenix Society for Burn Survi- Great Lakes Burn Camp
vors, Inc. 1709 North West Avenue, PMB 138, Jackson, MI 49202
1835 R W Berends Dr. SW, Gran Rapids, MI 49519-4955 800-989-2571
616-458-2773 djamieson@greatlaskesburncamp.com
info@phoenix-society.org http://www.greatlakesburncamp.com/
http://www.phoenix-society.org
This burn camp connects burn victims from around
This nonproﬁt is a national leader in providing sup- the state to offer support and education.
port o burn victims, as well as eductional and advo-
cacy programs.

MINNESOTA

Cool the Burn Ramsey Burn Camp: Camp Courage
The Burn Center at Rgions Hospital, 640 Jackson Street, St. St. Paul Ramsey Burn Center, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul,
Pal, MN 55101 MN 55101
651-254-3456 612-228-8150
https://www.regionshospital.com/Regions/FrontDoor/ no email
1,1639,contact,00.html (email form) no website
http://www.regionshospital.com/Regions/
Menu/0,1640,11324,00.html This annual burn camp for children helps provides
support to victims and their families.
This burn center has support groups and camps for
children who have survived burns.



MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Burn Camp
P.O. Box 1904, Vicksburg, MS 39180
601-634-4566
no email
http://www.hillbillyburnbeneﬁt.com/burncamp.htm

Started in 1996, this camp is offered at no cost to
participants. Burn survivors aged 7 through 17 are
welcome.

MISSOURI
Burns Recovered Support Group, Inc.
11710 Administration Dr., Ste 2B, St. Louis, MO 63146
314-997-2757
brsg@sbcglobal.net
http://www.brsg.org

Formed in 1983, this group meets routinely and also
works with the community, local ﬁre companies, and
hospitals to provide burn education.



MONTANA NEBRASKA
none none

NEVADA
Burn Center Support Group
2040 West Charleston Medical Building, Las Vegas, NV
702-383-2274
burnsupportUMC@cs.com

This group meets once a month to provide support
to burn victims and their families.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
none



NEW JERSEY
St. Barnabas Burn Foundation
94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-500
no email
http://www.njburncenter.com/foundation.html

Founded in 1987, this organization provides both
emotional and financial support to burn victims and
their families.

NEW MEXICO
none

NEW YORK
Rochester Area Burn Survivor Support Syracuse Area Burn Survivor Support
Group Group
Strong Memorial Hospital, Conference Room on Unit 328, 601 Clark Burn Center, Outpatient Area UH 6408, 70 East Adams
Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14623 Streest, Syracuse, NY 13210
no phone no phone
jank1@klapetzky.com jank1@klapetzky.com
http://flrba.com/supportgroup.html http://flrba.com/supportgroup.html

This group meets for an hour and a half on the third This group meets for two hours on the first Wednes-
Monday of every month. day of every month



NORTH CAROLINA
Victim to Victor Suppor Group The January Foundation
Piedmont Plaza One, Kitty Hawk Room, 1820 West First One Golden Pond, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27104 919-602-6023
336-883-2706 info@burnsurvivor.org
frank@burnsupportnc.org http://burnsurvivor.org
http://www.burnsupportnc.org
The January Foundation and supplemental website
The V2V group meets every third Saturday to talk were started by a burn survivor. They help connect
aboutburn trauma survior issues. survivors, provide support, and offer educational
programs.

NORTH DAKOTA
none

OHIO
Adult Burn Recovery Group
2500 MetroHealth Driver, Cleveland, OH 44109-1998
216-778-7800
http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=38 (email form)
http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=1019&oTopID=1008

This group meets once a week, plus an additional
evening every month.



OKLAHOMA
Baptist Medical Center Burn Survivor
Support Group
Baptist Medical Center, 3300 NW Epressway, Oklahoma City,
OK
405-949-3345
no email
http://www.integris-health.com/INTEGRIS/en-US/Specialties/
A-F/BurnCenter/

The Paul Silverstein Burn Center is one of the best
in the nation, and they have multiple support group
meetings every month.

OREGON
Burn Education at the Oregon Burn
Center
3001 North Gantenbein, Portland, OR
503-413-4232
no email
http://www.legacyhealth.org/body.cfm?id=1787#class

These classes are available for the entire family to
learn about burn care and prevention.



PENNSYLVANIA
Burn Foundation United States Burn Suport Organization
1520 Locust Street, Ste 401, Philadelphia, PA 19102 P.O. Box 26001, Philadelphia, PA 19128
215-455-3816 215-473-2955
info@burnfoundation.com usburnsupport@usburn.org
http://www.burnfoundation.org http://www.usburn.org

The Burn Foundation sponsors education to help This group supports victims through burn camps,
prevent ire and burn ijuries, as well as gives support meetings, and more.
to families dealing with burn injuries.

RHODE ISLAND
none

SOUTH CAROLINA
ﬁreﬁghters and the MUSC Children’s Hospital. They
Camp “Can” Do cater toward children aged 6-17 who have survived a
MUSC Children’s Hospital, 124 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, major burn injury.
SC 29425
843-792-1414
mundayje@musc.edu
http://www.musckids.com/health_library/burns/campcando.htm

Camp Can Do is co-sponsored by South Carolina’s



SOUTH DAKOTA
none

TENNESSEE
Middle Tennessee Burn Survivor Group
Vanderbilt Burn Center, S-4400 Medical Center North, Vander-
bilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-2165
615-226-4330
no email
http://www.vuburncenter.com/community/index.html

This group meets ones a month for 1-2 hours to sup-
port burn victims.

TEXAS
Burn Suvivors Throughout the World, The Amos House of Faith
Inc. 4026 Woodhaven, Houston, TX 77025
16193 Lone Star Ranch Drive #102, Conroe, TX 77302 832-816-5941
936-647-2256 james_page@theamoshouseoffaith.org
info@burnsrvivorsttw.org http://www.theamoshouseoffaith.org
http://www.www.burnsurvivorsttw.org
The Amos House has a number of programs for burn
This organization connects burn patients from all victims of all ages, including mounting meetings for
parts of the world. children and daily support for adults. The organiza-
tion is run by burn survivors.



TEXAS (CONTINUED)

Burn Survivor’s Support Group
Memorial Hermann Hospital, 6411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
713-704-4350
darrell_essary@mhhs.org
http://www.memorialhermann.org/servicesandprograms/sup-
portgroups/content.aspx?id=626#burn

This group meets one Saturday a month.

UTAH
The Intermountain Burn Center’s River
Rafting Expedition
University Hospital, 50 Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
801-581-2700
burncenter@hsc.utah.edu
http://uuhsc.utah.edu/burncamp/

This event is organized for burn survivors. They also
have a camp and adult events.

VERMONT
none



VIRGINIA
Flicker of Hope Foundation
8624 Janet Lane, Vienna, Virginia 22180
703-698-1626
info@ﬂickerofhope.org
http://www.ﬂickerofhope.org

This group provides emotional support for burn victims
and their families. They also give out annual scholar-
ships and have counseling options for survivors.

WASHINGTON
Northwest Burn Foundation Burn Children Recovery Foundation
1515 NW 52nd Street, Ste A, Seattle, WA 98107 P.O. Box 3231, Everett, WA 98203
206-789-6838 800-799-BURN
jroot@nwburn.org bcrf@whidbey.net
http://www.nwburn.org http://burnedchildrenrecovery.org/

The NW Burn Foundation provides cometic consulta- This organization provides support to all children
tion, emergency housing, prevention education, local dealing with burn injuries.
support group meetings, and more for burn victims in
Alaska, Washington, Idahoa, Oregon, and Montana.

WEST VIRGINIA
none



WISCONSIN
Milwaukee Area Burn Support Group Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety
St. Mary’s Hospital Regional Burn Center, 2323 North Lake P.O. Box 1442, Brookﬁeld, WI 53008
Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53211 800-315-0911
414-291-1163 http://www.wafs.org/contact_us.asp (email Form)
ester@tds.net http://www.wafs.org
none
This group deal with ﬁre safety and runs an annual
St. Mary’s support group caters to burn victims of all burn camp for children.
ages, as well as their families.

WYOMING
none



BURN FACILITIES
ALABAMA

UAB Burn Center Children’s Hospital of Alabama Medical
1619 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233
Center Burn Unit
800-822-6478 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233
http://www.health.uab.edu/13413/ 205-939-9398
http://burncenter.chsys.org/
The University of Alabama at Burmingham is the only
trauma burn ICU in the state. They rank in the top The Burn Center at the Children’s Hospital of Ala-
90% nationally. bama is the only pediatic burn trauma center in
the state. They are afﬁliated with the UAB Medical
Center.
University of South Alabama
Burn Center
2451 Fillingim Street, Mobile, AL 36617-2293
251-471-7000
rlowry@usouthal.edu
http://www.usouthal.edu/usamc/centers.html

The University of South Alabama Region Burn Center
is a Level I Burn Trauma center with 19 beds, includ-
ing 7 for intensive care patients.



ALASKA
Thermal Wound Services
Providence Alaska Medical Center
P.O. Box 196604, Anchorage, AK 99519-6604
907-562-2211
http://www.providence.org/alaska/contact.htm (email form)
http://www.providence.org/alaska

Opened in 1979, the Thermal Unit treats both burns
and frostbite.

ARIZONA

Arizona Burn Center Carondelet Burn/Wound Care Center
Maricopa Medical Center 1802 W. St. Mary’s Road, Tucson, AZ 85745
2601 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85008 520-205-7520
602-344-5726 comments@carondelet.org.
info@azburncenter.com http://www.carondelet.org/BurnWound/
http://www.azburncenter.com
The Burn/Wound Center at Carondelet Health has a
The Arizona Burn Center serves all of Arizona, as team of doctors and nurses speciﬁcally dedicated to
well as surrounding states and Northern Mexico. treating burn wounds.
They have 19 beds for intensive care patients, as well
as outpatient services



ARKANSAS

Arkansas Children’s Hospital Burn
Center
800 Marshall Street, Little Rock, AR 77202-3591
501-364-1100
http://www.archildrens.org/contact/webmaster.asp (email form)
http://www.archildrens.org/medical_services/inpatient/burn_
center.asp

This is the state’s only burn center. They treat adults
as well as children.

CALIFORNIA

The Grossman Burn Center Inland Countries Regional Burn Center
1001 North Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
714-953-2377 400 North Pepper Avenue, Colton, CA 92324-1819
gbc@grossmanburncenter.com 909-580-1000
http://www.grossmanburncenter.com/santa_ana/index.html www.arrowheadmedcenter.org/home.aspx

The Grossman Burn Center is a state-of-the-art facil- With 14 beds, this is the only burn center to serve
ity devoted purely to the treatment of burn patients Inyo, Mono, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
751 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408-885-5000
http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/scvmc/agencysubsite

This is the only hospital in the region that provides
state-of-the art support for burn patients.



COLORADO

The Children’s Hospital Burn Center Western States Burn Center
13123 East 19th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045 North Colorado Medical Center
720-777-1234 1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO 80631
www.thechildrenshospital.org/about/contact.aspx (email form) 970-352-4121
www.thechildrenshospital.org/conditions/skin/burn/index.aspx www.bannerhealth.com/_Contact+Us/_feedback.htm (email
form)
The Children’s Hospital is the only medical center in www.bannerhealth.com/Locations/Colorado/North+Colorad
the state specifically equipped to deal with pediactric o+Medical+Center/Programs+and+Services/Burn+Center/
burn patients. About+WSBC.htm

Founded in 1981, this burn center has 10 beds,
Burn Unit including 4 ICU burn beds.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
1635 Ursula Street, Aurora, CO 80045
303-372-0001
www.uch.edu/conditions/burns/index.aspx

This burn center is verified by the American Burn As-
sociation and the American College of Surgeons.

CONNECTICUT
This burn center is verified by the American Burn
Panettieri Burn Center Association and the American College of Surgeons.
Bridgeport Hospital They treat approximately 200 inpatients and 800
267 Grant Street, Bridgeport, CT 06610-2870 outpatients every year.
203-384-3533
kjcase@bpthosp.org
http://www.bridgeporthospital.org/BurnCenter/



DELAWARE

Served by PA and NY burn centers

FLORIDA

Orlando Regional Medical Center Shands Burn Center
1414 Kuhl Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806-2134 University of Florida
407-841-5176 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610
http://www.orlandoregionalhealth.org/forms/feedback/ (email 352-265-0111
form) Jackson Memorial Burn Center
http://www.orlandohealth.com/OrlandoRegionalMedicalCenter/ University of Miami
OurMedicalSpecialties/EmergencyandTraumaCare/BurnUnit/
BurnUnit.aspx?Pid=2497&Wid=20 Open since 1973, the Shands Burn Center works with
burn patients of all ages and provides six ICU burn
This is the only burn hospital in central Florida. They beds.
treat patients with all kinds of burns.

Tampa Bay Regional Burn Center
Tampa General Hospital
P.O. Box 1289, Tampa, FL 33601
813-844-7000
jstone@tgh.org
http://www.tgh.org/burn.htm

This veriﬁed burn venter has 13 patients beds, in-
cluding 6 ICU burn beds.



GEORGIA

Joseph M. Still Burn Center Emory University Burn Center
Doctors Hospital of Augusta Grady Memorial Hospital
3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909 80 Butler Street, Atlanta, GA 30335
706-651-6661 404-616-9852
tanya.simpson@hcahealthcare.com http://www.gradyhealthsystem.org/
http://www.josephmstillburncenter.com/
They have one of the nation’s largest burn units.
This burn center has supported patients in southern
Georiga for over 25 years. They have 59 beds and
treat over 2000 patients annually.

HAWAII

Straub Clinic & Hospital Burn Unit
888 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
808-522-3731
http://www.straubhealth.org/

This is the only burn unit in Hawaii.

IDAHO

none



ILLINOIS

Regional Burn Center Loyola University Health System Burn
Memorial Medical Center
Center
701 North First Street, Springﬁeld, IL 62781 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153
217-788-3000 708-216-9000
Webmaster@mhsil.com http://www.luhs.org/comments.cfm (email form)
https://www.memorialmedical.com/Services/BurnCenter/De- http://www.luhs.org/programs/burnctr.htm
fault.aspx
The burn center at Loyola has 10 ICU burn beds, as
Treating about 200 patients every year, this burn well as 11 other beds for burn patients.
center has 10 beds and world-class treatment tech-
nology.

University of Chicago Burn Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-1000
https://www.uchospitals.edu/contact/request-information.html
(email form)
http://www.uchospitals.edu/specialties/burn-center/

This burn center is one of the few in the country veri-
ﬁed by the American Burn Association and American
College of Surgeons.



INDIANA

Indiana University Medical Center Burn St. Joseph’s Medical Center Regional
Center Burn Center
Wishard Memorial Hospital 700 Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN 46802-1402
1001 W. Tenth Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-2859 219-425-3570
317-630-6471 https://www.myhospitalwebsite.com/library/webdav/view/StJo-
http://www.wishard.edu/burncenter.html eHospital/ContactUs_form (email form)
https://www.myhospitalwebsite.com/library/webdav/view/StJo-
This is a generally new burn center, founded in 2003. eHospital/OurServices/Burn_Center/BC_Team
They have 11 ICU beds, as well as a number of state-
of-the-art treatment options. Recognized by the NY Times for their graftin work,
this burn center has been serving Indiana since 1974.
Riley Children’s Hospital Burn Unit
702 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202-2859
317-274-3927
geguthri@iupui.edu
http://rileychildrenshospital.com/

This is Indiana’s only pediatric burn center.

IOWA

Univ. of Iowa Burn Treatment Center
University of Iowa Hospital
200 Hawkins Drive, 8JCP, Iowa City, IA 52242-1086
319-356-2496
http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/burntreatmentcenter/index.
html

Burn patients in this treatment center have a variety
of treatment options. There are 16 beds in this unit.



KANSAS

Brunette Burn Center Via Christi Trauma Burn ICU
Kansas University Medical Center 929 N. St. Francis Avenue, Wichita, KS 67214-3882
3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160-7389 316-268-5388
913-588-6540 http://www.via-christi.org/body.cfm?id=342
http://www.kumc.edu/burn/history.html
This burn center has been serving Kansas since
Open since the 1970s, this burn center specialized 1982.
in family centered care. They have an entertainment
lounge, kitchen, children’s playroom, home-training
bathroom, rehab room, and locker rooms to help
patients and their families learn about long-term care
in a comfortbale environment.

KENTUCKY

Kosair Children’s Hospital Burn Unit Univ. of Louisville Hospital Burn Unit
P.O. Box 35070, 231 E. Chestnut St., Louisville, KY 40232- 530 S. Jackson St., Louisville, KY 40202
5070 502-562-3983
502-629-6000 https://www.uoﬂhealthcare.org/Default.aspx?tabid=389 (email
contactcenter@nortonhealthcare.org form)
http://www.nortonhealthcare.com/specialties/pediatric/treat- http://www.uoﬂhealthcare.org/TraumaCenter/BurnUnit/tab-
ment/surgical/burn_unit.aspx id/284/Default.aspx

This is the only burn unit in Kentucky for children. Treating around 300 patients every year, this burn
center has 17 staff members who specialize in plastic
surgery, physical threapy, and other burn treatment
techniques.



LOUISIANA

Burn Center
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
3600 Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
504-387-7716
http://www.brgeneral.org/burn_center.php

This is the only burn center serving southeastern
Louisiana.

MAINE
Maine Medical Center Special Care Unit
22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102-3175
207-871-2176
http://www.mmc.org/mmc_body.cfm?id=559 (email form)
http://www.mmc.org

This is the only burn treatment center in Maine.

MARYLAND
Baltimore Regional Burn Center
John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224-2735
410-550-0890
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/burn

This is an veriﬁed burn unity that treats patients of
all ages.



MASSACHUSETTS
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Burn Sumner Redstone Burn Center
Center Massachusetts General Hospital
75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115-6195 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02115-6195
617-732-7715 617-726-3354
bwhtraumacenter@partners.org cgholland@partners.org
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/burntrauma/burncenter/ http://www.massgeneral.org/burns/additionalinfo/how.you.can.
BurnCenterMain.aspx help.htm

As a veriﬁed Level I burn and trauma center, this cen- This burn center treats patients from all over the
ter provides world-class treatment to patients from country, accepting patients regardless of ability their
all over New England. to pay.

MICHIGAN
Univ. of Michigan Trauma Burn Center
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, IC-421-UH, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-0033
734-936-9666
traumaburn@umich.edu
http://www.traumaburn.org/traumaburn

The UM Trauma Burn Center is one of the best burn
hospitals in the nation.



MINNESOTA
Miller-Dwan Burn Center Regions Hospital Burn Center
502 E. 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55805 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101
218-720-1215 651-254-3456
webfeedback@smdc.org http://www.regionshospital.com/Regions/
http://www.miller-dwan.com/pburn.htm Menu/0,1640,3033,00.html

This 15-bed facility serves patients from northeast- This was one of the ﬁrst burn centers in the United
ern Minnesota. States.

Hennepin County Medical Center Burn
Center
701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-347-2915
http://www.hcmc.org/general/ContactUsForm.htm (email form)
http://www.hcmc.org/a_z/burncenter.htm

The Hennepin County Medical Center has 15 beds to
treat both adults and children with burn injuries.

MISSISSIPPI
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MISSOURI
George David Peak Memorial Children’s Mercy Hospital Burn Unit
Burn Center
2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108
One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212 816-234-3517
573-882-7994
http://www.childrensmercy.org/Content/view.aspx?id=112
http://www.muhealth.org/~burn/physicians.shtml
The Children’s Mercy Hospital treats burn victims 24
hours a day at their trauma center.
This is the only Level 1 trauma center in Missouri

MONTANA
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NEBRASKA
St. Elizabeth Regional Burn Center
555 South 70th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510
402-219-7680
tlc@stez.org
http://www.saintelizabethonline.com/index.php?page_
id=81&pp=68

This world-renowned burn and wound center offers
inpatient and outpatient services.



NEVADA
Lion’s Burn Care Center
1800 W. Charleston, Las Vegas, NV 89102
702-383-2268
no website

This is Nevada’s only burn unit.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
none

NEW JERSEY
St. Barnabas Medical Center
Burn Center
101 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039
973-533-5920
http://www.njburncenter.com/

Treating more than 350 patients a year, this is the
only state-certiﬁed burn center in New Jersey.

NEW MEXICO
none



NEW YORK
Jacobi Medical Center Burn Unit The William Randolph Hearst Burn
Pelham Parkway South & Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461
Center
718-918-6007 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065
212-746-5410
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/jacobi/html/third_level/medserv/ http://www.nyp.org/services/burn-center.html
burnunit.html
Patients of all ages can be treated at this burn center
This burn center treats patients of all ages.

Erie County Medical Center Burn
Treatment Center
462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215-3098
716-898-5231
http://www.ecmc.edu/contact/ (email form)
http://www.ecmc.edu/medicalservices/traumaburn/

Only burn center serving western New York.

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center Baptist Medical Center Burn Center
UNC Hospitals Wake Forest University
101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
919-966-2693 336-716-2038
gschmits@unch.unc.edu http://www1.wfubmc.edu/burncenter/
http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/Nursing/servicelines/jaycee-
burn With 16 beds or burn patients and 8 ICU beds for
severely burned victims, this is one of the top burn
This is the largest burn treatment center between units in the state.
Baltimore about Miami, treating 600 inpatients and
3500 outpatient burn victims every year.



NORTH DAKOTA
none

OHIO
University of Cincinnati Hospital Burn MetroHealth Medical Center, Compre-
Special Care Unit hensive Burn Care Center
234 Goodman Street, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0818 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109
513-558-8199 216-778-5643
http://www.health-alliance.com/comments.html (email form) http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=38 (contact form)
http://www.universityhospitalcincinnati.com/burn_center.html http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=1107

This in the only adult burn center in greater Cincin- Since the 1960s, this hospital has been treating seri-
nati area. ous burn patients in the Cleveland area.

OKLAHOMA
Paul Silverstein Burn Center Alexander Burn Center
3300 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK 73112-4481 Hillcrest Medical Center
405-949-3345 1120 S. Utica Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
http://www.integris-health.com/INTEGRIS/en-US/Specialties/ 918-579-4580
A-F/BurnCenter/ http://www.hillcrest.com/services/alexander_burn_center.php

Open since 1975, this is one of the most technologi- This is one of the oldest burn centers in the nation.
cally-advanced burn centers in the state. They have 13 beds, including a number of ICU beds.



OREGON
Oregon Burn Center
Legacy Emanuel Hospital
3001 N. Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
503-413-4232
http://www.legacyhealth.org/body.cfm?id=7 (email form)
http://www.legacyhealth.org/body.cfm?id=46

This is the only burn facility in Oregon.

PENNSYLVANIA
Lehigh Valley Hospital Burn Center Burn Trauma Center
P.O. Box 689, Allentown, PA 18105-1556 Western Pennsylvania Hospital
610-402-8734 4800 Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224-1722
http://www.lvh.org/lvh/Contact_Us|1126 (email form) 412-578-5000
http://www.lvh.org/burncenter https://www.wpahs.org/wph/contact/index.html (email form)
http://www.wpahs.org/wph/services/index.cfm?mode=view&m
The Lehigh Valley Hospital’s Burn Center is one of edicalspecialty=518
the largest in PA. They are veriﬁed by the American
Burn Association. This is one of the top burn hospitals in the United
States. They’ve treated more than 17,000 patients
Temple Burn Center since opening more than 30 years ago.
Temple University Hospital
Broad & Ontario Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19140
215-707-2876
http://tuh.templehealth.org/content/contactus.htm (email form)
http://tuh.templehealth.org/content/burn.htm

This is the region’s only Level 1 trauma center.



RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903-4923
401-444-4000
webteam@lifespan.org
http://www.lifespan.org/rih/

The trauma center at Rhode Island hospital is the
only burn unit in the state.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Medical University for South Carolina
Burn Center
171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-3681
http://www.musckids.com/about/dept_prog/burn_center.htm

This is South Carolina’s only pediatric burn center.

SOUTH DAKOTA
McKennan Hospital
800 E. 21st Street, P.O. Box 5045, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-
5045
605-322-8000
www.avera.org/amck/contact/reqinfo/index.aspx (email form)
www.avera.org/amck/services/burncare/BurnCare.aspx

This is the only burn care facility in South Dakota.



TENNESSEE
Fireﬁghters Regional Burn Center Vanderbilt Burn Center
The Med, 890 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103 1611 21st Avenue South, S-4400 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-
901-545-8090 2165
http://www.the-med.org/burn-new.html 615-322-4590
devin.carr@vanderbilt.edu
Treating more than 300 patients a year, this hospital http://www.vuburncenter.com/
has 14 beds
This is a Level 1 burn cernter.

TEXAS
Southwestern Regional Burn Center Timothy J. Harnar Burn Center
Parkland Memorial Hospital 602 Indiana Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79417
University of Texas, 323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 806-743-3406
75235-9136 https://www.umchealthsystem.com/BurnCenter/
214-648-8876
belinda.weston@utsouthwestern.edu The Harnar Burn Center treats burn victims of all
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/education/surgery/ ages.
burntrauma/

World-renowned for burn treatment.



UTAH
none

VERMONT
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burn Program
Medical Center Hospital Campus
111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05402
802-656-2304
webmaster@vtmednet.org
http://www.fahc.org/Trauma_Critical_Care/index.html

The trauma center and critical care unit handles
patients with all types of injuries, including severe
burns.

VIRGINIA
DeCamp Burn Center Evans Haynes Burn Center
University of Virgina Health Sciences Center Medical College of Virgina Hospitals
Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908 Box 985872, Richmond, VA 23298
804-924-2876 804-828-BURN
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/plasticsurgery/ lwillis@mcvh-vcu.edu
patients/services.cfm http://www.burncenter.vcu.edu/

This 17-bed center is dedicated to treating patients With 12 beds, this burn center treats about 250-300
with moderate to severe burn injuries. burn victims every year.



WASHINGTON
University of Washington Burn Center
325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
206-731-3000
comment@u.washington.edu
http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Facilities/Harborview/Cen-
tersOfEmphasis/Burn/

Since 1974, this burn unit has treated over 15,000
patients.

WEST VIRGINIA
Cabell Huntington Hospital Burn Unit
1340 Hal Greer Boulevard, Huntington, WV 35701
304-526-2390
chhinfo@cabelhuntington.org
http://cabellhuntington.org/services/bicu/

This is the only burn center in West Virginia.



WISCONSIN
Univ. of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinic
600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-0001
608-263-8640
http://www.uwhealth.org/burntraumasurgery/madisonwiscon-
sin/12607

Founded in 1974, this burn unit has beds built
especially for severely burned patients. They offer a
number of treatment options to burn victims.

WYOMING
none



BURN GLOSSARY
Allograft: An allograft (also called allogenic trans-
plant) is a type of skin transplant used with burn victims in
which the donor skin comes from another person (but not
the victim him/herself).

Aloe vera: The aloe vera plant is used as a soothing
and healing agent used with burn victims.

Amputation: Burn wounds that are extremely deep
or infected may require amputation. Both hot burns and
cold burns (frostbite) can cause the need for amputation in
order to protect the vital organs. Typically, doctors attempt
to save digits and limbs with whatever means available be-
Brush burn: Brush burns, also called friction burns,
occur when your skin rubs against something, stripping for
fore considering amputation.
the uppermost layer of skin.

Arborescent burn: Also known as a filigree
Burn recovery bed: Burn centers are often
burn, an arborescent burn looks like a fern or feather and is
equipped with burn recovery beds, which are especially
caused by lighting burns.
designed for patients with severe burning over large parts
of their bodies. These beds are made of air or water cham-
Arterial line: Known by medical professional as a bers that evenly distribute your weight.
“a-line” or “art-line,” this catheter is used to monitor blood
pressure in burn patients. Usually, the a-line is inserted into
the radial artery, located in the wrist.
Calcification: Burn patients often have to deal with
calcification, when a high percentage of calcium deposits in
a certain area, causing the skin to harden.
Autograft: An autograft is a skin transplant in which
the victim needing the graft is also the donor.
CEA (cultured epithelial autograft):
The CEA procedure takes skin cells from one part of the
Beta burns: A beta burn is a radiation burn specifi- victim’s body and grows it in a laboratory until the sheets of
cally caused by beta ray emissions. skin are large enough to use as a graft.

Blister: Burns sometimes cause blisters, which are Chemical burn: Chemicals that are strongly acidic
small pockets of skin filled with a fluid called serum. If the or strongly basic can cause chemical burns. They occur im-
blister become infected, it will fill with pus, and in some mediately on contact without heat, but may not be noticed
cases, a blister can be filled with blood. right away.



BURN GLOSSARY (CONT.)
Circumferential: A circumferential burn is a burn Dehydration: Dehydration is a lack of water in the
that encircles the entire part of the body. Typically, these body. Typically, burn patients have to deal with dehydration
burns are of a greater concern and are harder to treat. problems. Lack of water over time is fatal.

Cold burn: Cold burns are also called frostbite. They Dermabrasion: Dermabrasion is a painful pro-
occur when a person is exposed to extremely cold tem- cedure in which the topmost layer of skin is removed to
peratures for a period of time. Fingers, toes, and the nose allow new skin to grow. Essentially, this is a medically con-
are most susceptible to cold burns. trol brush burn. Dermabrasion is usually done for cosmetic
reasons.
Collagen: A type of protein found in the body, colla-
gen is responsible for skin’s strength and elasticity. Dermatitis combustionis: This is skin in-
flammation immediately following a burn.
Compartment syndrome: Following a burn,
a patient may experience compartment syndrome. This Dermis: Dermis is the middle layer of skin. Second-
happens when inflammation occurs in the body in a “com- degree burns reach the dermis.
partment,” where there is no release for the pressure. It
leads to damage of nerves and muscles in that area of the
body. Direct DNA damage: Direct DNA damage oc-
curs with a specific kind of light is absorbed into the skin,
disrupting DNA sequences in the body. Symptoms are sun-
Contractures: Contractures happen if the burn scar burn and an overproduction of melanin.
is tight and unable to be stretched. They do not loosen over
time, and usually the only remedy is surgery.

Debriding: Burn patients must go through debride-
ment, in which doctors remove all of the dead and infected
skin tissue in order to promote healthy tissue to grow or to
ready the body for skin grafts.

Deep partial thickness burn: A deep par-
tial thickness burn is the most sever type of second-degree
burn. The patient still has pain, and the burn does not reach
bone or muscle, but the burn is extremely deep.



Donor site: When a skin graft is needed, the site Fasciotomy: A fasciotomy is similar to an escharot-
where healthy cells are harvested is called the donor site. omy, and is typically used to relieve pressure due to com-
partment syndrome after burns. This technique is, in some
cases, the only way to save limbs.
Edema: Edema, or swelling, is common in patients
with burns and with new skin graft recipients.
Ferning: Ferning is a type of burn pattern commonly
found with electrical burns.
Electrical burn: Electrical burns are found when
a person is electrocuted at the points where the electricity
entered and exited the body. They can be caused by light- Fever: Fevers occur when a person’s temperature is
ening or man-made electrical sources. above 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Burn patients often run fe-
vers, especially if dealing with infection.
Epidermis: The epidermis is the topmost layer of
skin. Fibrosis: The formation of extra tissue in an organ is
called fibrosis. This can happen in burn patients with scar-
ring.
Epithelization: This is a process in which damaged
skin cells are covered with a skin graft to allow new heal-
ing. Fifth-degree burn: Fifth-degree burns are often
fatal or cause amputation. The burn area is usually para-
lyzed if saved, and the skin is completely burned off, leav-
Erythema: Erythema is skin redness often found in ing muscle, tendons, ligaments, and bones burned and
burn victims. damaged.

Eschar: Eschar is dead tissue, sometimes turned Filigree burn: This is a type of burn pattern usually
black, that peels away after a burn injury. caused by electrical burns. It is also called ferning.

Escharotomy: Third-degree burn patients, espe- First-degree burn: Also called a superficial burn,
cially those with circumferential burns, may undergo an these burns typically do not require medical care, as long
escharotomy, in which doctors make an incision to combat as the victim ensures they do not get infected. First-degree
compartment syndrome and relieve pressure in the body. burns only damage the topmost layers of skin.

Excoriation: Excoriation the destruction of skin due Flash burn: There are two different types of flash
to scratching as burn wounds are trying to heal. burns. First, a flash burn can relate to the eye, in which part
of the cornea is burned. The second type of flash burn re-
fers to a light and heat burn caused by a quick explosion.



Fluid resuscitation: In the fluid resuscitation Heat exhaustion: Also called hyperthermia, heat
process, doctors replace fluids the body has lost to prevent exhaustion occurs when a person absorbs more heat than
sever dehydration. Third-degree burn victims commonly it can release. This causes the body temperature to climb
need this procedure. uncontrollably. Heat exhaustion is often associated with se-
vere sunburn.
Fourth-degree burn: A fourth-degree burn
is even more serious than a third-degree burn, and often Heat stroke: Heat stroke is another name for heat
leaves to death or limb amputation. In this degree of burn, exhaustion.
the skin is completely burned away, leaving the muscles,
tendons, and ligaments exposed for damage. Compart-
ment syndrome is a common challenge and skin grafts are Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is a treatment option
necessarily for patients who survive. for burn patients. Doctors use water baths or compresses
to cool and sooth the wounds.

Friction burn: A friction burn, also called a brush
Hypertrophic scar: Burn victims often have ir-
burn, occurs when a person’s topmost layer of skin is
rubbed away. regular scars that form if pressure garments are not worn.
Called hypertrophic scars, these usually protrude slightly
above the regular skin, but can sometimes grow to be very
Full-thickness burn: Full-thickness burns are disfiguring.
third-degree burns. They reach all layers of skin and may
also damage underlying muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
Indirect DNA damage: Indirect DNA damage
occurs when certain rays are absorbed into the skin. As op-
Gamma burns: Gamma burns are radiation burns posed to direct DNA damage, which only affects that areas
specifically caused by gamma rays. reached by UV-B rays, indirect damage can occur in places
that weren’t even exposed.
Granulation: When the skin begins to heal after a
superficial burn, the first step is granulation. Granulation tis- Infection: Burn victims may experience an infection if
sue is light red or dark pink, soft, moist, and bumpy. wounds are exposed and not properly cleaned. Parasites,
viruses, bacteria, and a number of other microscopic or-
ganisms can cause infections.
Heat cramps: Heat cramps usually occur in the ab-
domen, arms, or calves. They happen in burn victims who
were earlier dehydrated, especially if salt and potassium Inflammation: In burn victims, inflammation is a re-
was not replenished along with the water. sponse by the body to damaged cells. Inflamed skin is not
necessarily infected.



Isograft: Isografts are skin grafts between identical Oximeter: An oximeter measures the amount of oxy-
twins, in which one is the donor and one is the host. Gener- gen in the body as a burn victim recovers.
ally, there is little risk of skin graft rejection, since identical
twins have the same genetic make-up.
Pain management: Some doctors specifically
work with burn patients to deal with pain management. This
Keloid: A keloid is a scar that results from overgrowth of is both physical and psychological.
tissue. They are benign and non-contagious, but can grow
to be extremely large and may be painful or itchy. Keloids
grow beyond the perimeter of the original wound and can Papillary dermis: The papillary dermis is a very
be disfiguring. thin layer of skin directly below the epidermis and directly
above the reticular dermis.

Keratitis: Keratitis is inflammation of the eye. Burn Partial-thickness burn: A partial-thickness
victims who were exposed to bright light and damaging
rays may be dealing with keratitis. burn is a second-degree burn, which may require skin
grafts, but is usually not fatal. Patial-thickness burns are
typically very painful, unlike third-degree burns, which dam-
K-wires: Doctors sometimes use small wires called k- age the nerves.
wires when grafting skin and performing plastic surgery on
burn victims.
Pressure garment: Pressure garments are used
by burn victims to prevent hypertrophic scars. The papillary
Lactated Ringer’s solution: Known in the dermis is used to normal pressure from the epidermis, so
medical world are “LR,” lactated Ringer’s solution is a sa- when it is burned off, this layer of skin sometimes grows
line solution used to replenish fluids in the body after a burn abnormally, causing deformities.
injury.
Prosthetic: Prosthetics are artificial limbs or digits
Lund-Browder chart: The Lund-Browder chart used to replace parts of the body that had to be amputat-
is used to assess the serious of burns. There are different ed.
charts for adults an children, but in general, each limb or
other part of the body is given percentage value.
Radiation burn: Radiation burns occur when skin
is exposed to certain radio frequency energy. The most
Osmotic balance: Also called osmoregulation, common type of radiation burns are sunburns. X-rays and
osmotic balance is a way to monitor the body after a se- high-power radio transmitters can also cause radiation
vere burn injury to ensure that the victim’s fluids are not to burns.
diluted or concentrated.



Radionecrosis: Radionecrosis is the destruction Silvadine: Silvadine is the brand name for silver sul-
of tissue when you are exposed to radiation. fadiazine, which is used in burn patients to prevent infec-
tion.
Respiratory burn: When you breathe in hot air,
you can burn the tissue in your lungs and throat. This is Sixth-degree burn: A sixth-degree burn is the
called a respiratory burn. worst type of burn possible. The skin is completely burned
off, and burn goes all the way to the bone, even damag-
ing bone marrow. Most people do not survive sixth-degree
Reticular dermis: Reticular dermis is the bottom burns, and they always require amputation of that body part
layer of skin. First-degree burns and many second degree if the patient does survive.
burns do not reach the reticular dermis.

Rule of nines: The rule of nines is used to mea- Skin buds: Skin buds appear when a burn wound
is starting to heal. They look like small bumps over the ex-
sure the amount of body that is burned. In an adult, the posed wound.
head/neck are worth 9%, the anterior torso and posterior
torso are both worth 18%, each arms is worth 9%, each leg
is worth 18%, and the genitalia is worth 1%. The scale for
children is a bit different.

Scalding: Scaling is another term for burning.
Scar: Scars are tissues that form over burn wounds
where the old skin is burned off.

Second-degree burn: A second-degree burn
blisters and typically reaches the papillary dermis. In some
cases, it may reach the reticular dermis, which is the deep-
est level of skin.

Sepsis: Sepsis is a disease that develops in some
burn victims when the entire body becomes inﬂamed due
to infection.

Shock: Shock happens in some burn victims when not
enough oxygen reaches tissues in the body.



Skin cancer: Burns from radiation, like sunburns, Sunburn: Sunburns are the most common type of
can sometimes lead to cancer through cell mutation. burn. They are caused by overexposure to sunlight, which
produces radiation burns on the body. Typically, sunburns
are first-degree burns, but in some serious cases, they
Skin graft: If a burn victim has significant skin dam- make also be second-degree. Sunburns can lead to skin
age, a skin graft may be needed. Doctors harvest healthy cancer and other skin problems.
skin cells from an undamaged part of the body or from a
donor’s body (or, in some cases, even from an animal) and
place these cells over the wound to promote healing. Superficial burn: A superficial burn is another
term for a first-degree burn. These burns are painful, but
are generally not life-threatening, since they only affect the
Smoke burn: Smoke burns are the result of flash topmost layer of skin.
fires and typically occur at about 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
Usually, smoke burns singe hairs, but these do not do much
damage to the skin. This is not to be confused with smoke TBSA: TBSA stands for total body surface area and
inhalation, which can lead to dangerous respiratory burns. refers to the percentage of the body affected by a burn.
Doctors use the rule of nines to estimate TBSA.
Splint: Splints are used to immobilize a limb or the
spine. Usually, they are used if a fracture is suspected, but Thermal burn: A thermal burn is a burn caused by
some burn victims need splints to immobilize limbs as they a heat source.
heal, especially while sleeping.

Staphylococcal scalded skin syn-
drome: Also called Ritter’s disease, this staph infec-
tion is characterized by blisters all over the body or over a
part of the body. Burn victims are susceptible to this kind of
infection.

Subcutis: The subcutis tissue is located directly un-
der the skin. It serves as connective tissue and is only dam-
aged in third-degree (or worse) burns.

Sun poisoning: Also called photodermatitis, sun
poisoning is a specific type of sunburn that results in swell-
ing, a rash, and peeling. The patient usually also feels flu-
like symptoms.



Third-degree burn: Third-degree burns are seri- Transparent face mask: Transparent face
ous, even though they are often not painful, since the nerve masks are used with victims who have facial wounds. They
endings are damaged. They reach to all layers of the skin are similar to pressure garments in that they are meant to
and can also damage the underlying muscle, ligaments, keep the skin smooth and reduce the number of scars.
and tendons. Some doctors only measure three levels of
burn, making this the most serious level.
Traumatic herpes: Traumatic herpes is an infec-
tion that occurs on the chest, ears, face, and hands. Infec-
Toxic epidermal necrolysis: Also called tions like this are common in severe burn patients.
TEN or Lyell’s syndrome, this medical condition is charac-
terized by the detachment of the epidermis from the other
layers of skin. This condition is treated similarly to a burn, VAC therapy: VAC, or vacuum assisted closure,
since the top layer of skin often peels away. is used to help burns heal more quickly. A tube is threaded
through the foam dressing to apply negative pressure.

Tracheostomy: A tracheostomy is a procedure in
Xenograft: A xenograft is a skin graft or organ that
which the neck is cut to provide a direct ﬂow of air through
the windpipe. Burn victims whose faces have been affected comes from another species. This is extremely complicat-
may need this procedure to breathe. ed and usually not recommended, though if it is, the donor
species is usually pig.


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