Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine

Vanderbilt Burn Center is a 25-bed Level I burn center dedicated to meeting the challenges of burn treatment and recovery. Our Center serves as a regional referral center for both adult and pediatric patients. Vanderbilt Burn Center provides quality comprehensive care for burn patients. The Center is staffed by physicians, nurses, therapists and support personnel including psychiatrists and a chaplain who work as a team to apply the most advanced technology and treatment methods possible.

The Director of the Vanderbilt Burn Center is Dr. Jeffrey Guy.  Dr. Guy is a leader, educator, author and passionate advocate for EMS.  For more information on Dr Guy go here: link to

Core Patient Care Issues

At times you may bring “direct admit” patients to the Burn Center; a few things to keep in mind:

* You must call in a radio report to the Communications Center

* All patients should be covered with a blanket or sheet

* All critically ill or injured patients should have appropriate oxygen and monitoring devices on and functioning. 

* Burn patients are prone to hypothermia; wet dressings, blankets, etc should be removed and replaced with something clean and dry

Burn Center Links

http://www.vuburncenter.com/

Dr Guy mains a myriad of educational sources; you may find them at

http://www.burndoc.net/

and

http://vuburncenter.com/professionals/burnmanual.html