Salamanders Young Burn Survivors > Links: Medical Articles > page 2

Skin Camouflage (also called Cover cream or Cosmetic camouflage)
http://www.dermatology.co.uk/skincamouflage/acommunityaroundskincamouflage/article/article.asp?ArticleID=1488

Skin Substitutes: Dermagraft / Integra / BioBrane / cultured skin
http://www.burnsurvivor.com/skin_substitutes.html

The Impact Of Reconstructive Surgery: On the Road to Restoration
http://www.burnsurvivorsonline.com/articles/Road_To_Restoration.asp

Yoga can help in burn recovery
http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/articles/yoga.html

Articles of special interest to parents of a burned child

Effects of Burns on Children: "When a child is admitted to hospital with burns, she is suddenly separated from her familiar environment ..."
http://www.burnsupportonline.com/page_display.asp?pid=29

Post Traumatic Stress: "This disorder is defined as one caused by exposure to a traumatic event outside the range of human experience ... For the burned child ..."
http://www.burnsupportonline.com/page_display.asp?pid=30

Feeling ugly: "After enduring a long hospital stay and separation from family, children have to adjust to changes in their appearance ..."
http://www.burnsupportonline.com/page_display.asp?pid=31

Hidden Burn Scars: "Burn survivors of all ages in peer group counselling, speak of guilt feelings associated with fear of discovery of hidden injuries...."
http://www.burnsupportonline.com/page_display.asp?pid=33

Delayed grieving: "A young child may not be concerned about her appearance, but may reactivate the grieving process during adolescence and young adulthood...."
http://www.burnsupportonline.com/page_display.asp?pid=38

Shock and acceptance: "Relatives of the burn patient go through an adjustment process similar to that of the patients...."
http://www.burnsupportonline.com/page_display.asp?pid=41

Marital conflict: "Marital conflict can follow when a child is severely burned. It generally arises when ..."
http://www.burnsupportonline.com/page_display.asp?pid=57

Critical atmosphere: "Too often parents don't visit their burn-injured child in hospital. Parents felt useless and helpless ..."
http://www.burnsupportonline.com/page_display.asp?pid=58

Burn Injury: The Importance of Caregiving: "It is not easy to be a caregiver. From the very beginning burn survivors and their caregivers have dissimilar agendas...."
http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/articles/caregiving.html

Bonding After A Traumatic Event: "During the first few hours after a disastrous experience ... the individual's survival depends mostly on professionals.... Not unexpectedly survivors find themselves bonding immediately to those who have taken part in saving their life...."
http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/articles/bonding.html

Study shows majority of children who survive massive burns can expect favorable quality of life: "An extensive, long-term study ... shows that most children who survive massive burns ... can expect to have a quality of life comparable to children their ages in the general population...."
http://www.burnsurvivor.com/resources_articles_bostonshriners.html

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