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Burns

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      new window Alberta Burn Rehabilitation Society Description: A dynamic site that offers support to burn survivors, their families and support workers. Provides a chat room where burn survivors and others can share information and experiences. (burnrehab.com)
new window Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Description: Recognizing that prevention education is essential to avoid the agony of burn injuries, the Burn Foundation has produced a variety of innovative prevention materials. 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. (aarbf.org)
new window American Burn Association Description: The ABA is dedicated to: stimulating and sponsoring the study and research in acute care, rehabilitation, and prevention of burns; providing a forum for presentation of knowledge; fostering training opportunities for burn care professionals; and encouraging publications within the burn care field. (ameriburn.org)
new window Assessing a Burn Description: How to determine the severity of a burn. (burnsurvivorsttw.org)
new window B.C. Professional Firefighters Burn Fund Description: Links and information about burns and their treatment. (vanserve.org)
new window Benjamin Jones Description: Focused on raising money to send kids to burn camp and a college scholarship. Includes a biography, links, contributions and contact details. (benjaminjones.org)
new window Burn Children Recovery Foundation Description: Information about the organization which helps teach children about fire prevention, helps support child burn victims, and offers training to protect children from fire. Details about the programs and contacts. (burnchildrenrecovery.org)
new window Burn Emergencies Description: Burn classifications, methods, degree (types) of burns and how to determine severity. Initial treatment modalities are listed. From The City of Phoenix, Arizona. (ci.phoenix.az.us)
new window Burn Recovery Center Description: Describes burn treatment therapies including skin grafts and reconstructive surgery. Information on burn centers and resources for long-term treatment and care. (burn-recovery.org)
new window Burn Resource Centre Description: Offers education and consultation to professionals and the community. Includes an awareness quiz, articles [PDF], and list of training topics and seminars. (burnresource.com)
new window Burn Survivor USA Description: Richard Webser tells his personal story and discusses the long-term issues of being a burn survivor. Includes pictures. (burnsurvivorusa.com)
new window Burn Survivor, Friend, and Family Stories Description: A list of stories from burn survivors, family members and friends from around the world. Read about their lives and how they reached the final goal of recovery. (burnsurvivorsttw.org)
new window Burn Survivors Throughout the World, Inc. Description: Offers articles on various issues, advocacy and support. Includes a message board, scheduled chats, personal stories and mailing lists. (burnsurvivorsttw.org)
new window Burns Description: Description of the many types of burns. Developed by students for Thinkquest. (library.thinkquest.org)
new window Burns - University of Missouri-Rolla Description: A brief description of degrees of burns, self care information and when to seek medical attention for burns. (umr.edu)
new window Children's Burn Foundation Description: Provides financial resources to meet the needs children suffering severe burns caused by abuse, neglect, or accident. Includes information about the programs and request for funding. (childburn.org)
new window eMedcine Health - Chemical Eye Burns Description: Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of chemicals in the eye. (emedicinehealth.com)
new window eMedicine Health - Chemical Burns Description: Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatments. (emedicinehealth.com)
new window eMedicine Health - Thermal (Heat or Fire) Burns Description: Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of burns. (emedicinehealth.com)
new window Firefighters Burn Treatment Society, Edmonton Chapter Description: Information, history and pictures that show what the society is all about along with our Fund Raising efforts and the Alberta Children's Burn Camp. (firefighterbtu.net)
new window Fireworks Safety Description: Information from the Medical College of Wisconsin. (healthlink.mcw.edu)
new window Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation - Atlanta Description: The Foundation's mission is to educate the public in burn awareness and prevention, to support medical facilities in the care of burns in Georgia, and to assist burn survivors in their recovery. (gfbf.org)
new window HealthLink MCW Description: An article addressing preventing home fires during the holidays. (healthlink.mcw.edu)
new window Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Description: Information for persons or groups with a common interest in fire safety, burn prevention, and public education, and promotional programs and disseminate information related to fire safety and burn prevention. (ifsa.org)
new window International Society for Burn Injuries Description: The Society was founded to 'disseminate knowledge and stimulate prevention in the field of burns'. Current Regional and Country reports regarding burn care can be obtained from the site. (worldburn.org)
new window MedicineNet.com - Burns Description: Categorizations, why body area location is significant, and treatment for simple burns. (medicinenet.com)
new window Pediatric Oncall - Burns Description: Describes this condition, the different types, the treatments, and skin grafting. (pediatriconcall.com)
new window Saskatchewan Professional Fire Fighters Association Burn Fund Description: A Canadian association established in 1974 as a non-profit registered charity. Features fund raising and events, burn units, education and awareness and contacts. (spffaburnfund.com)
new window The Hurting Angels Description: Burn survivors supporting survivors. Includes a message board, resource links and contact details. (thehurtingangels.com)
new window The KC Regional Firefighters Burn Foundation Description: is an independernt, not for profit, volunteer organization, established with the goal of assisting in the recovery and rehabilitation of the burn patient. The foundation supports burn research and works towards the prevention of these injuries. The foundation serves in Kansas and Missouri. The membership consists of burn survivors, their families, firefighters, medical professionals and other interested persons. (kcburn.org)
new window The Knapp Burn Foundation Description: A not-for-profit organization committed to assisting burn victims and their families, educating others and equipping the public with burn prevention information. (knapp-burn.org)
new window The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, Inc. Description: Helping burn survivors and their families cope with and overcome the unimaginable and difficult challenges they encounter following a burn injury. (phoenix-society.org)
new window Unexplainable Patient 'Burn Like' Injuries Description: Questioning the causes of burns to unconscious hospital patients. (francisgendron.com)
new window Waikato Burn Support Charitable Trust. Description: For the support of survivors, the promotion of burn prevention and provision of information on the activities of the organization. (New Zealand) (burnsupport.org.nz)
new window Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Burn Unit Description: Description of the WFUBMC Burn Unit with information about staff, referral criteria, outreach, and mission. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (wfubmc.edu)
 




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