Comprehensive Burn Treatment
How we care for more than 600 patients a year.
No matter how simple or complex the case, we treat adults and children in all stages of recovery, from acute care through rehabilitation and reconstructive surgery.
As one of only two centers in Florida verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons to treat both adults and children, patients count on us for:
- Inpatient and outpatient acute care
- Trauma resuscitation
- Surgery
- Intensive care
- Inpatient treatment and rehabilitation
- Outpatient clinic
- Outpatient rehabilitation
- Outpatient wound care, including dressing changes
- Pain management
- Psychological counseling from a dedicated burn psychologist
- Nutritional consultation
- Long-term palliative care
- Advanced reconstructive surgery
- Treatments to increase range of motion and decrease itching, pain, and discomfort along scars
- Patient care coordination for rehabilitation services, at-home care support, family and patient education, and more
- Laser therapy to increase range of motion and decrease discomfort and appearance of scars
Description
As one of only two centers in Florida verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons to treat both adults and children, patients count on us for:
- Inpatient and outpatient acute care
- Trauma resuscitation
- Surgery
- Intensive care
- Inpatient treatment and rehabilitation
- Outpatient clinic
- Outpatient rehabilitation
- Outpatient wound care, including dressing changes
- Pain management
- Psychological counseling from a dedicated burn psychologist
- Nutritional consultation
- Long-term palliative care
- Advanced reconstructive surgery
- Treatments to increase range of motion and decrease itching, pain, and discomfort along scars
- Patient care coordination for rehabilitation services, at-home care support, family and patient education, and more
- Laser therapy to increase range of motion and decrease discomfort and appearance of scars
Our faculty provides surgical and non-surgical wound care in the intensive care unit, the operating room, the non-critical burn unit, and on an outpatient basis. Specially trained nurses provide daily care, while occupational and physical therapists provide burn rehabilitation. This ensures continuity of care by the same team.
When should you seek medical treatment for a burn?
Large burns:
More than 2 to 3 inches in diameter
Widespread burns:
Covers more than 10 percent of total body surface
Third-degree burns:
Whitish, charred or translucent, or that have no pinprick sensation
Sensitive areas:
Face, hands or fingers, feet or toes, genitalia, groin, perineum, or major joints
Concomitant trauma:
Burn combined with another serious injury, such as a broken bone
Challenging burns:
Electrical burns, lightning injury, grease burns, chemical burns
Inhalation injury:
Breathing in smoke or toxic gases, or any time inhaling something causes coughing and phlegm, shortness of breath, chest pain or tightness, stinging eyes, or a scratchy throat
Fever:
Persistent post-burn fever not relieved by medication
Severe pain:
Pain not controlled by ibuprofen or acetaminophen
Extended redness:
Redness that extends beyond the burn’s border
Pediatric burns:
We are the only verified pediatric burn center in Florida
Pre-existing disorders:
Medical conditions that could complicate recovery
Special requirements:
For patients who require special social, emotional, or long-term disability rehabilitation intervention
All Clinical Care, Provided in One Place
Patients referred to us receive all their clinical care inside Miami Burn Center.
Our core trauma and burn team performs initial resuscitation and wound evaluation.
This determines whether a patient is admitted to our five-bed burn intensive care unit, our non-critical burn care area, or receive care as an outpatient.