After the Mendoza family’s dog, Misty, suffered a severe injury and infection crawling under their backyard fence, they took her to the vet and did what they could to nurse her back to health. On April 30, 2021, less than a week into their pet’s recovery, seven-year-old Gideon Mendoza went outside to feed the chickens […]

Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America was recently cited on Digital Journal’s website. The article covers RealTimeCampaign.com’s questions, “What is a thermal burn and how do you treat it?” and directs readers to BRCA. Click the link below to read the full article. Realtimecampaign.com Asks the Question What Is a Thermal Burn and How Is […]

Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA) serves communities across the country with burn, wound and reconstructive care and managing skin and soft tissue disorders and infections. In the event of burns, wounds, cuts or surgical incisions, the body becomes susceptible to bacterial colonization and infection. These infections can range from minor to life-threatening depending […]

Blisters, also known as bullae, are pockets of fluid between the epidermis (top layer of skin) and the dermis (second layer of skin). There are two common types of blisters people are likely to experience: blood blisters and “water” blisters. Blood blisters are pockets of blood and fluids that occur when the blood vessels are […]

Despite America’s different climate ranges, frostbite and frostnip are injuries that can appear in all areas of the country. Due to an increasing interest in outdoor activities, homeless and socio-economically disadvantaged populations, and medical procedures involving cryotherapy and cryolipolysis, cold burns are surprisingly prevalent in our society and a severe hazard to those at a […]

Seventeen-year-old Jayden Catoe and his brother were involved in an accident this past fall that resulted in tremendous burns for Jayden. Since last October, he has been at the Joseph M. Still (JMS) Burn Center at Doctors Hospital of Augusta, an affiliate of Burn and Burn and Reconstructive of America. Not quite well enough to […]

Electric shock is a terrifying phenomenon that didn’t begin with Nikola Tesla or Thomas Edison. Electricity is all around us, all the time, and comes with the possibility and reality of electric shock. Electrical burns are some of the most complex and deadliest burn injuries treated across Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America’s (BRCA) national […]

Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America’s nationwide system cares for patients suffering from a continuum of burn and wound injuries. These injuries may include everything from diabetic wounds and ulcers to thermal and chemical burns. Our expert burn and wound care teams are experienced in the emergency, acute and reconstructive treatment of burns of all […]

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When it comes to at-home burn care, homeopathic burn remedies are generally frowned upon as treatment options because there is little to no research on whether these remedies improve or delay the healing process. However, some at-home burn care treatments are recommended for use on minor burns. To help give every patient the best outcome […]

The rule of nines is a method used to estimate TBSA, inform fluid resuscitation and initiate the patient transfer process. For patient safety, the rule of nines should only be calculated by healthcare professionals.   For Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA), burn centers across our care system, emergency services personnel and many other […]

Eight-year-old Scotti Roberts grew up living the small-town-USA life in Fitzgerald, GA. In a town of roughly 9,000 people, Roberts lived with her grandparents in a pecan orchard. After dinner on Oct. 18, 2005, Roberts and her family went to the orchard to a five-foot hole where they burned their pecan branches. Playing, Roberts threw […]