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The University Hospital's Burn Center is a 12 - bed adult and pediatric intensive care and rehabilitation unit, directed by Jeffrey R. Saffle, MD, FACS. It includes a physical therapy department, rehabilitation area, operating room, hydrotherapy room, skin bank, outpatient wound care and medical clinic. The center admits some 300-350 acute burn/trauma patients and has more than 5000 clinic visits per year. The Burn Center has long been the major referral center for the Intermountain area for the treatment of both adult and pediatric thermally injured patients. In addition to burn patients, the Burn Center treats patients with toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN's) and soft tissue infections which require surgery. We serve the largest geographical area of any burn facility in the country.

The Burn Care Team provides care for patients and their families at the Burn Center. The team consists of:

• Doctors and Nurses with specialized training in burn injuries;



• Clinical Social Workers that help with the emotional stress that often comes with a burn injury;



• Physical and Occupational Therapists that provide daily assistance in exercise, scar control, wound care, splinting and activities of daily living;



• Child Life Specialists that help patients under 21 years old cope with their injuries by offering support, medical play and diversion activities;



• Registered Dietitians make recommendations concerning the nutritional status of patients;



• Registered and Certified Respiratory Therapists with specialized training in inhalation injuries that accompany many burn injuries;



• Clinical Researchers that help maintain innovative burn care.

Over two million people in the United States are burned each year. Burns are traumatic, affecting not only the patient but family and friends. We are here to help you and your loved one.

University of Utah Hospital
50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
801-581-2700

*DISCLAIMER This site is designed as an introduction to thermal injury for emergency medical technicians, medical students and physicians in training. It is not a comprehensive guide to thermal injury. As such the information may not be sufficient to address specific patient problems and these should be handled by physicians familiar with the specific clinical details pertinent to the individual patient. We invite comments from all users of this site.