Not everybody will be diagnosed with cancer nor will everybody fracture a bone or develop
a bowel obstruction, but almost everybody will suffer a burn one day. I was once taught that …

I have gained helpful ideas for this paper from Charlotte A. Aiken's book,“Studies in Ethics
For Nurses.” In it she gives a very workable definition of ethics as related to the nursing …

EPILOGUE.................. 37 is Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of
Louisville School of Medicine. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, he obtained his MD degree …

VVe, the members of the American Burn Association, are embarking on our 20th year. Our
objectives as set forth in the bylaws are to stimulate and sponsor the study and research in …

As funding for health care becomes a national concern, and workman's compensation and
private health insurance companies attempt to limit their expenditures in the treatment of the …

In 1973, Dax Cowart was critically injured in a propane gas explosion that took the life of his
father. The ensuing care that he received, despite his opposition to it, prompted him to …

Ms. McKeever's letter to the editor regarding our recent article 1 on the development of the
Burn Rehabilitation Therapist Competency Tool (BRTCT) highlights one of the major …

The prognosis of burn patients is dependent--apart from adequate treatment--upon health
care system and health care professionals, regarding not only survival, but also life-long …

At the 1997 American Burn Association meeting in New York City the Physical
Therapy/Occupational Therapy (PT/OT) Special Interest Group met and discussed five …