Burn Care Foundation, A Trust of NEMCARE Hospital, organized the 10th Burn Care Day 2024 as a day long program at Madhabdev Shankardev Kalakshetra Auditorium on 11 February 2024. The Inaugural Session was graced by Mr Mayur Borah, Eminent Social activist and orator , as the Chief Guest, Dr Ashok Puranik, Eminent Trauma Surgeon and Executive Director AIIMS, Guwahati, as the Guests of Honour and Dr. Prabhat Srivastava , Prof & Head Dept of Plastic Surgery , MoulanaAZad Medical College, New Delhi as the Chief Guest Speaker. A talk on Prevention and First Aid in Burns was delivered by Dr Prabhat Srivastava.

The session started with the welcome address by Dr Hitesh Baruah, President of Burn Care Foundation. An audio-visual presentation on problems of Burn patients and the changes that have come because of availability of advanced treatment of burns in the Burn Unit, was presented by Dr Bhupendra Prasad Sarma, Secretary, Burn Care Foundation. He also informed that a total of 5550 patients have been treated in the burn unit since 2010 and the mortality have been reduced to 23.9% because of advanced treatment . Dr Nareswar Sarma gave details of “Arta Sewa” a trust formed to help the poor and needy patients. The other highlights of the Day were participation by the Burn Survivors and narration of their experience as burn injured patients. In the meeting Dr Seema ReKah Devi, Former Prof & Head of Plastic Surgery Dept. of Guwahati Medical college was conferred with Kanaklata Das Memorial Award for her service to rehabilitation of the Burn victims. Ms Achuna Kamei, Senior Nurse, Sri Samarendra Rajbangshi, Technician and Ms Mamani Bezbaruah and Ms Junika Guria, Nursing Assistants of NEMCARE Burn Unit, were given best workers award in the meeting. The meeting ended with the vote of thanks, offered by Dr Mihir Kumar Baruah, Executive Officer of NEMCARE Hospital.

The session started with the welcome address by Dr Hitesh Baruah, President of Burn Care Foundation. An audio-visual presentation on problems of Burn patients and the changes that have come because of availability of advanced treatment of burns in the Burn Unit, was presented by Dr Bhupendra Prasad Sarma, Secretary, Burn Care Foundation. He also informed that a total of 5550 patients have been treated in the burn unit since 2010 and the mortality have been reduced to 23.9% because of advanced treatment . Dr Nareswar Sarma gave details of “Arta Sewa” a trust formed to help the poor and needy patients. The other highlights of the Day were participation by the Burn Survivors and narration of their experience as burn injured patients. In the meeting Dr Seema ReKah Devi, Former Prof & Head of Plastic Surgery Dept. of Guwahati Medical college was conferred with Kanaklata Das Memorial Award for her service to rehabilitation of the Burn victims. Ms Achuna Kamei, Senior Nurse, Sri Samarendra Rajbangshi, Technician and Ms Mamani Bezbaruah and Ms Junika Guria, Nursing Assistants of NEMCARE Burn Unit, were given best workers award in the meeting. The meeting ended with the vote of thanks, offered by Dr Mihir Kumar Baruah, Executive Officer of NEMCARE Hospital.

 

In the Burn Unit of Burn Care Foundation
(From 2010 to 2023)

Total number of patients treated	5090
Patients treated in Indoor	1783
Patients  treated in OPD	3307
Total death amongst Indoor patients	427 (23.9%)
Number of patients completely cured	1256 (72.3%)
Left Against Medical Advice	66

 

Causes of injuries- 

Accidental	1420 (89.4%)
Suicidal	156 (10.0%)
Homiocidal	8 (0.6%)

 

Burn Prevention Program

Public Awareness Programs	36
Total number of participants	2968
School Education Program	33
Total student participated	5171
Webinar (10 Nov 20)- Participants	112
Social media	Viewers  more than 5 lakhs

 

 

Training Program on Essential Burn Care 
(for doctors, nurses and paramedics in peripheral hospitals)
Started in 2013 on its own In 7 north Eastern States of India
Statistics from 2013 to 2023

Total No of camps	22
Total Nos of personnel trained	1420
Doctors	620
Nurses	603
Paramedics	202

 

 

            Burn Unit of Burn Care Foundation           
A Ten bedded Tertiary Care Unit
Three ICU beds      Operation Theatres  - One major and one minor
Established in 2001

Chief  of Burn Unit- Dr Bhupendra Prasad Sarma

Total doctors	7
Nurses	12
Nursing Assistants	15
Technician	5

 

 

Dr. Bhupendra Prasad Sarma,
Secretary, Burn Care Foundation
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