ACH YEAR approximately 100,000 people in the United States sustain thermal injuries
severe enough to require hospital-ization."" Searing,"" fierce,"" throbbing,"" scorching,"" …

Addresses the physical and psychological needs of individuals who require burn injury
rehabilitation. The literature on the psychological impact of burn injuries is grouped into that …

In April 1989, the American Burn Association (ABA) funded a Region VII (Nebraska, Kansas,
Iowa, and Missouri) project to develop burn care outcome statements. In 1991, prompted by …

The maintenance of a barrier to the environment following injury is essential for survival.
Simpler species are capable of regeneration. Damaged tissue is replaced with identical …

Burn injuries are a result of insult to tissue, usually skin, caused by exposure to chemicals,
radiation, electrical current, or direct thermal heat (Klein, 1995). They are among the most …

The overall improvement in mortality following severe burns has dramatically increased in
the last half century with enhanced methods of resuscitation, treatment of inhalation injury …

Burn injuries to the face and neck present a unique challenge to the burn team and must be
treated with considerable care and vigilance by the rehabilitation team to prevent potential …

While many burn centers have intricate disaster plans that they practice routinely with
simulated exercises, few have ever had the opportunity to actually test them. This article …

I would like to thank Dr. Saffle, the Board of Trustees, and the Membership of the American
Burn Association for bringing the Brazilian flag to this podium. You have honored my …