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The ABA is introducing a video session at the 2020 Annual Meeting in Orlando entitled Burn Care: “How I Do It.” We invite all members of the burn care team to consider submitting a video demonstration of any aspect of caring for a burn patient. Interested? Review our FAQ page for more information.
The 2019 update to the NBR Research Dataset has been released with two different options for the research community. Visit our Burn Dataset webpage to review the criteria and submit your dataset request.
The Cheryl Jordan Scholarship is awarded to a non-physician burn team member with the opportunity to visit and learn from an ABA verified burn center. Apply today! The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2019.
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KMEG-TV
It's a place where burn survivors have the opportunity to be themselves.
"There's no words to describe how much I love coming here," said camper Zoie Evens. St. Florian Miracle Burn camp is where burn victims can be themselves with others who have similar stories.
More than sixty burn victims ages 8 through 18 come each year and they don't pay a dime thanks to the St. Florian Fire and Burn Foundation.
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CBC
On a sunny day in June, Amber Prepchuk spent an afternoon by the lake making margaritas for a group of friends.
The following morning she ended up with much more than she bargained for — a painful side effect entirely unrelated to tequila.
"I can handle pain, but I woke the next morning and I was in pain. I was crying my eyes out." she told CBC's Radio Active. "I was covered in little blisters."
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Vericel
26 years ago, Mark was severely burned in a plane crash. Learn about his journey, including interviews with Mark himself as well as his surgeon, Dr. Rajiv Sood. Please see Important Safety Information at the end of the video, and visit Epicel.com for
Patient Information and
Directions for Use.
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WCBE-TV
Ohio State University's Medical Center is introducing a new treatment for burn victims that reduces pain and recovery time with spray-on skin tissue.
Doctor Ian Valerio of the Burn, Wound and Trauma program says surgeons take a postage stamp-size piece of skin and place it in a special solution, which breaks it down into its components.
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Medical Xpress
Scientists have known for decades that electrical stimulation promotes healing of chronic wounds, such as diabetic ulcers and bedsores, but how it happens has been a mystery — until now. "Electrical stimulation is directing the cells to promote migration toward the center of the wound," said Assistant Professor Mark Messerli of the South Dakota State University Department of Biology and Microbiology in the College of Natural Sciences.
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Becker's ASC Review
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report, offering insights into an array of different sectors. The healthcare sector continues to see gains as a whole, but is particularly strong in the outpatient subsector.
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Good News Network
A Pakistani doctor has come up with a revolutionary new form of artificial skin for acid attack survivors that will likely only cost a fraction of the price of current treatment methods.
Currently, burn victims can either be treated with skin that has been grafted from another part of their body or doctors can use skin that has been sourced from a donor.
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Journal of Burn Care & Research
Obesity and the related medical, social and economic impacts are relevant multifactorial and chronic conditions that also have a meaningful impact on outcomes following severe injury, including burns. In addition to burn-specific difficulties such as adequate hypermetabolic response, fluid resuscitation and early wound coverage, obese patients also present with common comorbidities such as arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Congratulations to Burn and Reconstructive Centers of Florida at Kendall Regional Medical Center on becoming an American Burn Association Verified Burn Center. Established in 2012, the Miami center treats thousands of burn patients each year from South Florida and beyond.
Click here to learn more.
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Bio-Concepts custom-made pressure garments are ideal for treatment of a wide variety of medical conditions including burn scar management, long-term management of primary and secondary lymphedema, and Sensory Processing Disorders.
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Journal of Burn Care & Research
Thermal burns are a leading cause of preventable injury in children and adolescents. Fire pits have become increasingly popular outdoor fixtures in US homes. We aimed to identify trends in pediatric burn injuries related to fire pits that presented to a representative sample of United States Emergency Departments (EDs).
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