Investigators: Jeff Biernaskie (project leader), University of Calgary; Vincent Gabriel, University of Calgary Description: The surgical standard of care for deep burns and wounds is autologous split thickness skin grafting (STSG). It can be done quickly and may be lifesaving. Unfortunately, because only the superficial layers of skin can usually be harvested, STSGs do [...]
We have all heard of the Hotstuff calendar. Twelve pages of chiseled abs and provocative poses that feature our city’s firefighters. Women and even some men wait patiently for each year’s issue to come out so they can plaster their walls with the men who keep our city safe. […]
Watch Thomas Kerr of the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society, and Hotstuff Calendar Guys Casey Haddock and Neil Brown, on CTV Live as they talk about the Hotstuff Calendar and the great cause it supports. […]
Burn management has also made marked improvements. Two decades ago, a healthy young person with burns to 70% percent of his body had only a 20 percent chance of survival. […]