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Offers support groups and educational programs for individuals who have lost a limb, family members, health care providers and others. Learn about the 10-week educational program designed for people with limb loss. Also provides information on participating in clinical research.

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www.amputee-coalition.org

Offers wounded warriors access to clothing modified according to their injuries. Adaptive clothing includes pants, shorts, swimwear, shirts and commercial footwear designed specifically for prosthetics.

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www.army.mil

Offers fact sheets for health care providers that provide detailed information on the treatment of blast injuries.

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www.bt.cdc.gov

Offers answers to frequently asked questions about blast injuries provided by the Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC).

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www.dvbic.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information about explosion and blast injuries. Includes a chart identifying the multiple body parts affected by the various types of injuries.

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www.bt.cdc.gov

Outlines U.S. Armed Forces Amputee Patient Care Program. Includes specific information on war injuries, outlines a team approach to patient care and discusses self-care techniques related to wound care, pain management and grief. Also includes information on rehabilitation, prostheses, the military benefits system and sports and recreation.

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www.amputee-coalition.org

Provides programs and services to help Veterans who lost a limb or limbs in service to their country. Programs include peer counseling, medical equipment donation and recreational activities.

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www.nationalamputation.org

Provides limb loss information to consumers, families and providers and maintains a large database of literature, referral sources, publications, prosthetic resources and peer support groups.

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www.amputee-coalition.org

Provides information for individuals considering amputations, including peer support networks, prosthetics and living with amputations.

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www.amputee-coalition.org

Treats persons with physical disabilities caused by spinal cord and head injuries, stroke, arthritis, amputation, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome and other neurological and orthopedic conditions. Click here for NRH locations.

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nrhrehab.org

Provides medical services to military personnel wounded during service in Iraq and Afghanistan and offers Buddy Families who share their homes with the Service Members during their time in Los Angeles.

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operationmend.ucla.edu

Identifies the challenges of those who have been injured and works with teams of university students and faculty to solve these challenges so individuals with disabilities can live, work and play unassisted.

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www.qlplus.org

Improves the lives of people with amputations or diminished use of their limbs.

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www.givenlimb.org

Promotes the successful rehabilitation, psychological adjustment and community reintegration of individuals who have experienced polytrauma and blast-related injuries.

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www.queri.research.va.gov

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