-nonprofit health organization dedicated to burn
prevention and survivor assistance
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation
3600 Ocean View Boulevard, #1
Glendale, CA 91208
(800) 242-2876 or (818) 249-2230
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 1530
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
-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
(770) 488-3724
e-mail:
OHCINFO@cdc.gov
Internet:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc
The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, Inc.
-international, nonprofit organization helping
burn survivors and their families
-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
The Shock Society
-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
1021 15th Street, Suite 9
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 722-7511
e-mail:
maps@csranet.com
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
One East Erie Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 601-4500
e-mail: info@sccm.org
Internet:
http://www.sccm.org
World Burn Foundation
-online resource providing information and
support for burn survivors and family members
-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
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