National Limb Loss Information Center - NLLIC
Organization URL(s)
nllicinfo@amputee-coalition.orgwww.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