Burn Injuries

Useful Links

Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation http://aarbf.org/ aims to enhance the quality of life for burns survivors, and to promote burn prevention.

American Burn Association homepage http://www.ameriburn.org/index.php

Burns Support Group Database http://www.burnsupportgroupsdatabase.com enables burn victims and their families to find local support groups and educational organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia

Glossary of terms used in burn care, provided by the Phoenix Society. They also provide a very helpful list of medical terms, and the way children misunderstand them; for example, a nurse may say IV, and a child will think she’s talking about ivy. http://www.phoenix-society.org/resources/generalburnrecoveryinformation/

International Society for Burn Injuries homepage http://www.worldburn.org/introduction.asp

National Institute for General Medical Sciences fact sheet on trauma, shock burn, and injury http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Publications/trauma_burn_facts.htm

Phoenix Society, an international support organization for people who have been severely burned, and their families http://www.phoenix-society.org/

Shriners Hospital for Children webpage on types of burns, burn prevention, and immediate response to burns http://www.shrinershq.org/Hospitals/