Burn Injury Resources

Education – http://www.burncareresearch.com/

D.C. Firefighters and Burn Foundation: http://www.dcffburnfoundation.org/

Wikipedia, Burn Injury: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_(injury)

Burn Related Links

Sites linked to a specific Burn Camp

(NC) North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center (http://www.ncjayceeburncenter.org/)
Chapel Hill, dedicated to providing the crucial combination of specialized medical care and rehabilitative services required by victims of severe burns.

(WI) Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety (http://www.wafs.org/)
Dedicated to being a fire safety and prevention resource.

(GA) Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation (http://www.gfbf.org/)
Filled with educational and informative data regarding the GFBF, burn prevention and awareness, and statistical information.

(NY) Burn-Trauma Unit, Strong Memorial Hospital (http://www.stronghealth.com/services/burntrauma/index.cfm)
Greater Rochester area’s only Regional Trauma Center – and the area’s only center able to treat children with burns.

(IN) Peoples Burn Foundation (http://www.peoplesburnfoundation.org/)
PBF mission to support and assist burn survivors, the reality of prevention, especially for children, has become a primary focus.

(AR) Arkansas Children’s Hospital Burn Center
Support and Education for Burn Survivors, Home Health, and Rehabilitation

(AZ) Foundation for Burns and Trauma (http://www.azburn.com/)
Dedicated to assisting burn victims and their families in becoming burn survivors through rehabilitation.

(CA) Alissa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation (http://www.aarbf.org/)
Works in partnership with firefighters, educators, and burn care professionals to develop innovative programs and services.

(CA) Burn Institute (http://www.burninstitute.org/)
Non-profit health agency dedicated to reducing the number of burn injuries and deaths.

(CA) Firefighters Burn Institute(http://www.ffburn.org/)
Organization founded by the Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522.

(CO) The Children’s Hospital of Denver Burn Camp Programs (http://www.noordinarycamps.org/)
Information for campers, parents, and anyone who would like to help out with the four Children’s Hospital Burn Camp Programs.

(FL) Tampa Fire Fighters 754 (http://www.tampafirefighters.com/)
Local 754, professional emergency service personnel serving the Tampa Bay area and the surrounding communities.

(IL) Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (http://www.ifsa.org/)
Fire safety, burn prevention, and public education, and promote programs and disseminate information related to fire safety and burn prevention.

(MS) Mississippi Firefighter’s Association (http://www.mffa.com/)
Benevolent fellowship, insure fire protection for all citizens, and promote the best interest of the fire service of this State.

(OH) Aluminum Cans for Burned Children
(https://www.akronchildrens.org/)
Area firefighters have made significant contributions to their communities by helping burn victims and their families through ACBC.

(OK) Tulsa Firefighters Educational Clowns (http://www.tfdclowns.com/)
Teach Fire Prevention and Fire Safety.

(PA) Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association (http://www.tfdclowns.com/)
Represents over 10,000 paid professional Fire Fighters throughout Pennsylvania.

(SC) Sconfire (http://www.sconfire.com/)
The “One stop for firefighting information” for South Carolina.

(WA) Burn Children Recovery Foundation (http://www.burnchildrenrecovery.org/)
Committed to effectively supporting burn children survivors and their families during the rehabilitation process.

(WA) Northwest Burn Foundation (http://www.nwburn.org/)
Serving children, adults and families in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

(DC,MD) International Association of Fire Fighters (http://www.iaff.org/)
City and county fire fighters and emergency medical personnel.

(Canada) Burn Fund (http://www.burnfund.org/)
Dedicated to prevention, as well as survivor support and recovery programs in the province of British Columbia.

(Canada) Alberta Burn Rehabilitation Society(http://www.burnrehab.com/)
Dedicated to the support and rehabilitation of burn survivors and their families, and to preventing burn injuries.

(Canada) Nova Scotia Fire Fighters Burn Treatment Society (http://www.nsffbts.ca/)
Raises money for the victims of burn injury.

(England) The Burned Children’s Club (http://www.burnedchildrensclub.org.uk/)
Gives support to young burns survivors and their families.

(New Zealand) Waikato Burn Support (http://www.burnsupport.org.nz/)
Provide burn injured persons and their families throughout New Zealand with support and assistance during and after hospitalization.

Online Connections: chats, profiles, etc.

Burn Survivors Online (http://www.burnsurvivorsonline.com/)
Provide information and support for burn survivors and their families throughout the world.

Burn Survivors Throughout The World (http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/)
BSTTW peer support team, education, advocacy, medical referrals, etc. for the burn survivor community and the public world wide.

ABA and WBC

American Burn Association (http://www.ameriburn.org/)
Efforts and resources to promoting and supporting burn-related research, education, care, rehabilitation, and prevention.

The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors (http://www.phoenix-society.org/)
For over 25 years, Phoenix Society has been connecting burn survivors, their loved ones, and burn care professionals with valuable resources.

Burn Support

FireFighters Charitable Foundation (http://www.ffcf.org/)
Organization that provides direct aid to victims of fire or disaster, other non-profit agencies, and volunteer fire departments.

Flicker of Hope Foundation (http://www.flickerofhope.org/)
Founded with the purpose of providing emotional and practical support for burn survivors and their families.

(PA) Burn Prevention Foundation (http://www.burnprevention.org/)
Eastern PA, provide burn injury prevention education to and advocacy for those at greatest risk.

(GA) The Southeastern Firefighters’ Burn Foundation (http://www.theburncenter.org/)
Assist burn survivors and their families, associated with the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital.

(PA) Burn Foundation (http://www.burnfoundation.org/)
Serves the greater Delaware Valley through community education and support of five regional burn treatment centers.

Burn Facilities

(NC) UNC Hospital School
(http://admin.chccs.k12.nc.us/it/hospitalschool/gettingstarted/design/index.htm)
The Hospital School is one of the schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district and is located within the UNC Hospitals complex.

Database Sites

Burnsurgery.org (http://www.burnsurgery.org/)
Designed to provide comprehensive, up-to-date educational tools for burn care professionals throughout the world.

MedlinePlus: Burns (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/burns.html)
The world’s largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (http://www.nigms.nih.gov/)
A component of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…search ‘burn’ for information.

Burn Survivor Resource Center (http://www.burnsurvivor.com/)
Medical information, support groups and other resources, and legal services.

Group Member Associations

International Society for Burn Injuries (http://www.worldburn.org/)
ISBI, founded in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1965, aims to disseminate knowledge and stimulate prevention in the field of burns.

International Association of Burn Camps (http://www.iaburncamps.org/)
IABC, network for the mutual benefit of local and/or regional organizations that serve the burn community.

• The American Burn Association
• Burn Survivor
• Office of International Surgery
• European ISBI members: Update membership
• World Burn Foundation
• Phoenix Society
• International Burn Foundation
• Children’s Fire and Burn Trust
• Pan African Burn Society
• AnestCadiz – Andalusian Website of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Treatment
• Spanish Language Site
• British Burn Association
• Korean Burn Society
• National Academy of Burns-India
• European Burn Association
• Communication Forum of Australian Health Workers
• Australian and New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA)
• International Association of Fire Fighters
• The British Burn Association