2023 Highlight Archive
Safe States Alliance recently presented Karla Klas, BSN, RN, CCRP with the 2023 Injury and Violence Prevention Program Achievement Award for the “innovative approach to comprehensively addressing youth firesetting and injuries.” Learn more about youth fire misuse, the importance of recognizing when it occurs and how to help positively re-direct youth at: traumaburn.org/programs/educationprevention/straight-talk
The 2023 Arson Awareness Week theme is Youth Firesetting Prevention, hosted by the United States Fire Administration. Children are often curious about fire. While curiosity is normal, there are things you can inform parents and caregivers about to prevent children from experimenting with fire. Learn more by viewing the recorded webinar taught by Karla Klas, BSN, RN, CCRP from the University of Michigan - Michigan Medicine Trauma Burn Center. Additional tips and information are also available at USFA and the Trauma Burn Center.
U-M Health’s Trauma Burn Center is considered one of the best in the country. Each year, the center treats more than 1,400 patients with severe injuries. On top of clinical success, community partners bolster these efforts by improving the experience for patients both during and after they have been in the team’s care. Click through for a look back at special holiday events benefiting those served by the Trauma Burn Center!