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Burns - resources

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Burns - resources

The following organizations are good resources for information on burns:

American Academy of Pediatrics -- www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/injuries-emergencies/Pages/Treating-and-Preventing-Burns.aspx
Burns Recovered -- brsg.org
Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center - Burn Model Systems -- msktc.org/BURN
National Institute of General Medical Sciences -- www.nigms.nih.gov/education/fact-sheets/Pages/burns.aspx
Phoenix Society for burn survivors -- www.phoenix-society.org
US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/burns.html

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Resources - burns

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First degree burn

Review Date 2/5/2023

Updated by: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.