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Occupational Therapist fits a customized hand splint to a burn patient, to prevent joint contractures. |
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With province-wide donations from fire fighter locals, corporate sponsors and the public, the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund has made over $2 million in donations to the BCPFF Burn, Plastic and Trauma Unit at VGH. The commitment to support the Burn Unit is ongoing, and the Burn Fund will continue to fund essential burn survivor support programs, staff training and statistical and research programs. In November 2002, the Burn Fund launched a fundraising campaign to sponsor a facility for one of the world's top specialists in burns and plastic surgery research. Both the research facility and the Burn Unit will bear the name 'BC Professional Fire Fighters' in honour of the Burn Fund's significant contribution.
"This would not be possible without the help from the Burn Fund who have been there for the patients and us for years."
DR. ANTHONY PAPP, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Medical Director, BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn, Plastic and Trauma Unit at Vancouver General Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC
According to Dr. Anthony Papp, a severely burned patient's skin is often so damaged it is difficult to get a proper reading on their condition. It costs $30 to $40 thousand to purchase a metabolic research cart which measures how healthy burn injured patients are, and how they are responding to major trauma.
"Nobody can be prepared for a burn injury: it can happen to anybody, anytime. We treat these devastating injuries everyday and we try to keep up with the latest innovations in burn care to optimize patient care. ," says Dr. Papp.
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