Fact Sheet: Trauma, Burn, and Injury: Resources
- Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation
-nonprofit health organization dedicated to burn prevention and survivor assistance Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation
2501 W Burbank Blvd, Suite 201
Burbank, CA 91505
(800) 242-2876 or (818) 848-0223
e-mail: aarbf@aarbf.org
Internet: http://www.aarbf.org - American Burn Association
-nonprofit health association dedicated to addressing the problems of burn injuries and burn survivors throughout the United States, Canada, and other countries American Burn Association
625 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2550
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 548-2876 or (312) 642-9260
e-mail: info@ameriburn.org
Internet: http://www.ameriburn.org - American College of Surgeons
-a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice American College of Surgeons
633 North St. Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611-3211
(800) 621-4111 or (312) 202-5155
e-mail: postmaster@facs.org
Internet: http://www.facs.org -nonprofit health association dedicated to the prevention of trauma and the improvement of trauma care American Trauma Society
8903 Presidential Parkway, Suite 512
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(800) 556-7890 or (301) 420-4189
e-mail: info@amtrauma.org
Internet: http://www.amtrauma.org -non-profit organization focused on education, prevention, motivation…the non-medical, and more emotional side of burn care Burn Survivor.org
PO Box 16334
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
e-mail: info@burnsurvivor.org
Internet: http://www.burnsurvivor.org -non-profit, online resource designed to better educate healthcare professionals about the science and clinical practice of burn care.Brigham and Women's Hospital
International Medical Education Foundation
Plastic Surgery Department
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 732-5456
Internet: http://www.burnsurgery.org - MEDLINEplus Health Topics: Burns
-a variety of online resources maintained by the National Library of Medicine MEDLINEplus Health Topics
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
(888) 346-3656
Internet: http://medlineplus.gov - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
-a national agency to reduce injury, disability, death, and costs associated with injuries outside the workplace; established in 1992 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Office of Communications Resources
Mailstop K65
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(800) 232-4636
e-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc - The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, Inc.
-international, nonprofit organization helping burn survivors and their families The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, Inc.
1835 R W Berends Dr. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49519-4955
(800) 888-2876 or (616) 458-2773
e-mail: info@phoenix-society.org
Internet: http://www.phoenix-society.org - Shriners Hospitals for Children
-a nationwide network of 22 hospitals that provide no-cost orthopedic and burn care to children under 18 years of age, regardless of financial need International Shrine Headquarters
2900 Rocky Point Drive
Tampa, FL 33607
(800) 237-5055 or (813) 281-0300
Internet: http://www.shrinershq.org -society whose purpose is to facilitate the integration of basic and clinical disciplines in the study of the causes of, and treatments for, traumatic injury and shock The Shock Society
26064 Capital Dr. Suite A
Daphne, AL 36526
(251) 625-2205
e-mail: mcrigler@stratinc.com
Internet: http://www.shocksociety.org - Society of Critical Care Medicine
-nonprofit international, multidisciplinary, scientific and educational organization whose mission is to secure the highest quality care for all critically ill and injured patients Society of Critical Care Medicine
701 Lee Street, Suite 200
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847) 827-6869
e-mail: info@sccm.org
Internet: http://www.sccm.org -online resource providing information and support for burn survivors and family members World Burn Foundation Inc.
P.O. Box 1857
Venice, CA 90294
(310) 933-5483
e-mail: b.heitz@burnsurvivorsonline.com
Internet: http://www.burnsurvivorsonline.com -knowledge cooperative that offers information on wound care, including news features, technology reports, searchable databases of the wound-related conditions and possible treatments, and interactive tools where patients can tell their stories and ask experts questions Body1, Inc.
222 Third Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 576-9400
e-mail: support@wounds1.com
Internet: http://www.wounds1.com
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