One of the most traumatic experiences that a person can go through both physically and psychologically is suffering a burn injury. Psychological consequences of burns don’t only affect the patient who suffered the burn trauma, but can affect the people who are close to him/her. Psychiatric symptoms and needs depend…
525 E. 68th St. New York, NY 10021-4873 United States 212-746-5317 The William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has an excellent reputation not only in New York but worldwide. It is the largest Burn Center in the busiest in the state with sophisticated…
Grasslands Reservation Valhalla, NY 10595-1689 United States 914-493-7000 The Trauma and Burn Center in Westchester County is the only burn center between New York City in Eastern New York and the Canadian border. It responds to emergencies around the clock and consists of the adult trauma center; the pediatric trauma…
Summer Camp The camp serves approximately 90 child and adolescent burn survivors’ ages 8 to 17 from the Mid-Atlantic Region and beyond. Applications for the summer camp are mailed in April and the camp is held the third week in August each year at Camp Horizons in the Blue Ridge…
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It is also flammable and is quite toxic to humans and other oxygen-breathing organisms. Carbon monoxide poisoning happens when enough carbon monoxide is inhaled. CO is found in combustion fumes, such as those produced by cars and trucks, small gasoline engines, stoves,…
Treatment: Seek medical help immediately. If the chemical exposure was on the skin or the eyes, cleansing of the skin or eyes with large amounts of water for at least 15 minutes. If the exposure on the skin results in chemical burn see chemical burns part I, II. If the…
Chlorine is a chemical compound that is found in a liquid and a gaseous form. The liquid is colorless to amber colored and the gas is greenish-yellow in color. Chlorine is used in water purification because it prevents bacteria from growing. It is found in swimming pool water. Chlorine is…
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a non invasive mode of medical treatment in which the patient is entirely enclosed in a pressure chamber filled with oxygen at a pressure greater than one atmosphere. It is a painless procedure that can be carried out in either in a monoplace chamber where only…
Airway Suction: Smoke inhalation injuries may lead to edema (swelling) of the lining of the airway, this may lead to the accumulation of secretions in the airways, these secretions need to be cleared as they may increase the risk of infection and increase the risk that these secretions may be…
Pennsylvania Professional Firefighters Association Camp: Pennsylvania The PPFFA camp provides a place where burn survivors can unite with each other, share their stories, play and have fun in a caring and safe environment. It’s opened to burn survivors between the age of 6 and 17. For mor information see the…