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Frostbite
Frostbite can occur when skin is exposed to extreme cold temperatures. Prolonged exposure can result in serious injury. Shriners Children’s utilizes burn care treatments that are effective in treating frostbite.
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Shriners Hospitals Wants Children and Families to "Be Burn Aware"
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/02/Shriners-Hospitals-wants-children-and-families-to-Be-Burn-AwareFebruary 7-13, 2021 is Burn Awareness Week. During this time, Shriners Hospitals for Children will promote its annual burn awareness and prevention campaign. Since the 1960s, Shriners Hospitals for Children has been a leader in burn care, research and education, and burn injury prevention is a key c...
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Condition
Friction Injuries
A friction injury resembles a burn and occurs when skin is harmed by rubbing against a hard surface, causing heat and abrasion. Our burn care teams are skilled at treating these injuries.
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Shriners Children’s Dietitians Understand the Unique Nutritional Needs of Children with Burn Injuries
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/04/Shriners-Childrens-DietitiansShriners Children’s dietitians understand the unique nutritional needs of children with burn injuries.
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From Burn Survivor to Burn Surgeon: Jason Heard, M.D., Encourages Burn Safety
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/01/Shriners-Childrens-Physician-Urges-Safety-During-National-Burn-Awareness-WeekJason Heard, M.D., was nearly killed after playing with flammable liquids in the backyard with his childhood friends.
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Shriners Children’s Offers Burn Prevention Tips to Keep Your Family Safe This Holiday Season
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/11/Holiday-Burn-AwarenessAs specialists in burn care, Shriners Children’s offers burn prevention tips this holiday season.
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Shriners Children's Boston Shares Important Holiday Burn Prevention Tips
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/11/Holiday-Burn-SafetyChief of Staff and Director of Burn Service Robert Sheridan, M.D., helps families avoid burn injuries over the holidays.
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Podcast
What is Trauma Informed Care
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2020/12/What-is-Trauma-Informed-CarePodcast with nurse educator Maggie Gould discussing trauma informed care, and how the hospital setting can effect children that have suffered from trauma and anxiety issues.
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Two Children Burned in Ukraine Transported to Shriners Children’s Boston
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/04/Two-Children-Burned-in-Ukraine-Transported-to-Shriners-Childrens-BostonTwo severely burned children from Ukraine have arrived in Boston for highly specialized surgeries and treatment at Shriners Children’s pediatric burn center.
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How Shriners Children’s Most Amazing Care Heals From the Inside Out
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/01/Behavioral-HealthMental health care plays a significant role in a patient’s recovery from a burn injury.
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