One of the most painful of human
experiences is a burn. Since man discovered fire he has been exposed
to the hazard of burn injury. Although it is one of the oldest forms
of injury the progress of its treatment has not advanced at the pace
of other medical specialties.
Severe burn victims have the most complex
medical and psychological problems known to medicine. The general
hospital is not equipped or staffed to cope with its many
complexities.
A highly specialized medical facility
commonly referred to as a ‘burn center’ is geared to the
comprehensive management of acute burn cases. A ‘burn center’
guarantees a burn victim immediate admission, prompt evaluation of
his burn, expert treatment and the proper rehabilitative
therapy.
Today, deaths and crippling due to burns
are greater than those due to polio during the peak epidemic year of
1954, and the New York Area is above the National
average.
A 'burn center' with its highly
specialized care, extensive research and burn education, is the best
way to confront the devastating assaults of burns.
- By Joe Hickey
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