A burn is any injury to tissues of the body caused by heat, electricity, chemicals or radiation. About two million people suffer from burns in the United States each year. Burn injuries are the nation’s third largest cause of accidental death and cause 300,000 serious injuries and 6,000 fatalities each year.

Shands Burn Center at the University of Florida offers levels of care from outpatient services to the most advanced levels of critical care medicine. The center treats infants and adults with:

• burn injuries
• electrical burns
• chemical burns
• thermal burns
• contact burns
• scald burns
• severe skin disorders
• difficult or chronic wound problems
• pre-existing medical disorders that could complicate wound management
• pain management

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To make an appointment or find out more information about the Burn Center at Shands at the University of Florida, please call 352.265.8000 or toll-free 1.800.749.7424

You may also email our Consultation Center (consult@shands.ufl.edu) or use our secure online form.