Links related to burns

The Foundation Child and Burn supplements the treatment of children with burns. For example, special training game material was developed for them and by means of video, among other things, the changing of bandages can be explained to parents. For patients who were dismissed from hospital recently, or less recently, the foundation organizes special vacation camps.

The objective of the Association of Persons with Burns is to coach and advise adults, children, relatives and relations after discharge from hospital, so that they can resume their 'normal' lives as much as possible.

The Skin Federation Association
The Skin Federation Association was established on 13 November 1991. The federation is an umbrella organization, which expresses the cooperation of 18 societies of skin patients in the Netherlands with a total of approximately 15,000 members. These societies look after the interests of patients with specific skin conditions or of patients for whom skin problems are part of the syndrome.

The European Federation of Associations of Burned Persons was born in March 2003 when 12 European Burn Survivors Associations joined forces in Dreux, France. The aims of the Federation are very clear! EFAB's aim is to promote, develop and implement the following by all medical, paramedical, legal and psychosocial means:

• contribute to the defence and recognition of burned persons' legal and social rights;
• help out the medical body, healthcare and assist institutions in providing the best quality care and support;
• promote and assist professional rehabilitation;- organise and participate in prevention actions;
• intercede with public and private legal persons to improve the burned persons social and legal status.

Practical ideas to enable teachers to support pupils with unusual faces in learning and practising effective ways of responding to other people's reactions.

Although Changing Faces' primary focus is on disfigurements affecting the face, much of our work has relevance to disfigurements of other parts of the body, and we are happy to help with any concerns about disfigurement and disfiguring conditions. We address disfigurements of any origin, whether present at birth or acquired later in life.

For over 25 years, The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, Inc. has been connecting burn survivors, their loved ones, and burn care professionals with valuable resources. The Phoenix Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to provide support to anyone affected by a burn injury through peer support, education, collaboration, and advocacy. Our programs and services provide burn survivors and those who care for them, a network of resources and opportunities for a happier, healthier, and more hopeful life.

Information and support for burn survivors and their families throughout the world. Burn survivor profiles, burn statistics, peer support scheduled chats, outreach to newly burned patients and families. List of books, articles, question and answer forum.

The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation derived its name and inspiration from an eight-year-old child, Alisa Ann, who was fatally burned in a common backyard barbecue accident. Founded in 1971, the Burn Foundation works in partnership with firefighters, educators, and burn care professionals to develop innovative programs and services.

BSTTW offers memberships, peer support, education and advocacy for burn survivors, family, friends, medical professionals and the public around the world. We have Elists, Weekly and Public Chats, Articles, Stories, Poems, Polls, Pictures, Newsletters, Message Boards and Links.

A toddler and her slightly older brother were admitted to the St. Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and burns with horrendous injuries following a fire at their East London tower block home. The consultant burns surgeon on call that night in November 1994 managed to save their young lives, but questioned how they would cope mentally and physically with the years of surgery requied to rebuild their bodies. His conversation with a colleague in the unit turned to work being carried out in America with burns victims and the pair decided to find out more about what could be done for their young patients.

The Children's Fire and Burn Trust has been established to address two major areas of concern: PREVENTION and REHABILITATION.

The American Burn Association and its members dedicate their efforts and resources to promoting and supporting burn-related research, education, care, rehabilitation, and prevention. The ABA has more than 3,500 members in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Members include physicians, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, researchers, social workers, firefighters, and hospitals with burn centers. Our multidisciplinary membership enhances our ability to work toward common goals with other organizations on educational/prevention programs.

The European Burns Association is a non-profit making organisation for the benefit of the public, to promote burn prevention, to study the prevention of burn injury and all other aspects of burn treatment. It also serves as a resource to facilitate communication and collaboration between burn care specialists. An exchange of information between the various burn centres in Europe will help us to promote the goal of the EBA.

The mission of the Burn Prevention Foundation is to provide burn injury prevention education to and advocacy for those at greatest risk. Our primary service area is in Eastern Pennsylvania, although many of our programs and products are utilized worldwide.

The Alberta Burn Rehabilitation Society is dedicated to the support and rehabilitation of burn survivors and their families, and to preventing burn injuries through education and awareness.

The ISBI was founded in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1965. Its first Secretary, General Mr. A. B. Wallace, said in 1965, "The delegates of the Edinburgh Congress aim to set up a permanent organization in the hope of reducing the incidence of this major scourge, as well as improving patient care, especially in developing countries."