National Limb Loss Information Center - NLLIC

Organization URL(s)

nllicinfo@amputee-coalition.org
www.amputee-coalition.org/nllic_about.html  

Other Contact Information

Amputee Coalition of America
900 East Hill Avenue
Suite 205
Knoxville, TN 37915-2566

888-AMP-KNOW (Voice - Toll-free, 888-267-5669)
865-524-8772 (Voice)
865-525-7917 (FAX)
865-525-4512 (TTY)

Description

The NLLIC is an information clearinghouse that provides comprehensive resources for people with limb loss, as well as their families, friends, and health care professionals. The Center is supported by a cooperative agreement with the Office on Disability and Health (ODH), an office within the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NLLIC is operated by the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)

Online Resources

• Before Your Amputation: Questions to Ask Your Surgeon
  http://www.amputee-coalition.org/easyread/fact_sheets/surgeonqs-ez.html 
  
• When a Parent Loses a Limb: Helping Children Cope
  http://www.amputee-coalition.org/easyread/fact_sheets/childcope-ez.html 
  
• Wound Care - National Limb Loss Information Center
  http://www.amputee-coalition.org/easyread/fact_sheets/woundcare-ez.html 
  

Related Topics

Amputation Disabilities

Review Date

Thu Aug 28, 2008