Burn Care (Burns)

Burn Care Sites:

BSTTW BSTTW: An international 501 (c)(3) non profit organization offers peer support, education, advocacy, elists, membership, weekly and emergency chats for the burn survivor community and the public. (Burn Care) http://groups.msn.com/BurnSurvivorsThroughoutTheWorld Burn Surgery Burn Surgery: Dr. Mahmoud El-Oteify, M.D., a plastic and burn surgeon, explains the work needed to help a burn patient recover from a burn injury. (Burn Care) http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/articles/burnsurgery.html Post Toasties Post Toasties: For burn survivors with a sense of humor. Experiences and bulletin board. (Burn Care) http://www.artmakers.com/fire/postoast.html First Aid and Burns First Aid and Burns: Information about the degrees of burns, and chemical and electrical burns. From the Mayo Clinic. (Burn Care) http://www.mayoclinic.com/home?id=5.6.1.1.3 Emergency Treatment of Burns Emergency Treatment of Burns: Treatment of chemical, thermal, electrical burns. Provided by the Shriners and Shriners Hospitals. (Burn Care) http://www.shrinershq.org/Prevention/BurnTips/treatment.html Minor Burns Minor Burns: Explains about minor burns, including prevention, self-care, specific recommendations for effective non-prescription treatments, and when to see your doctor. Includes information on the difference between first degree burn, second degree burns and third (Burn Care) http://quickcare.org/skin/burns.html An Easy Guide to Outpatient Burn Rehabilitation An Easy Guide to Outpatient Burn Rehabilitation: Online guide includes introduction and extensive information on burn care and scar management. Videos in .mov format available. (Burn Care) http://www.ncddr.org/rr/burn/burnguide.html Hellenic Association Dermatolology - Venereology. Hellenic Association Dermatolology - Venereology.: Provides a list of links for plastic surgery, burn resources, including organizations, centers, discussion lists, journals, patient information, procedures, and research. (Burn Care) http://www.edae.gr/plastic.html Perseverance Perseverance: Resources for families of burned children. Along with the story of an 8 yr. old boy fire survivor, his story, photo gallery and progressive updates. (Burn Care) http://home.insightbb.com/~cinna/cinna/ Gertrud Krenzer-Scheidemantel Gertrud Krenzer-Scheidemantel: A brief discussion about burns and scalding in children along with an email address for further assistance. (Burn Care) http://www.burncare.de/text_en.htm My Long Hard Battle My Long Hard Battle: Laura's burn survival story. (Burn Care) http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/lc24fan/index.html Pediatric Oncall Pediatric Oncall: An overview of burns in children: first, second and third degree burns; its treatment and skin grafting. (Burn Care) http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/Burns.asp