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CFBTS oversees fundraising for the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment
Centre and ensures that funds are available for upgrades, as necessary,
to the highly specialized equipment. It also provides the burn unit
health care team with opportunities to attend continuing education
programs to remain current in new treatment techniques.
Each
year Dr. Robert Lindsay MB, ChB – Director of the Calgary Firefighters
Burn Treatment Centre and Lucy Weir RN, BN – Patient Care Manager of
the Burn Unit join together and formulate a wish list of equipment that
they would like to see purchased for the Burn Unit. This list is
developed on a level of need basis and is influenced by the constant
change in technology and infection control standards.
This years wish list Includes:
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2
Stryker Stretcher chairs @ $8150 each
Provides the
option of converting into a recliner with the ability to tilt to assist in
increasing tolerance to the upright position and in standing.
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Quickie
LX1 Standard Wheelchair @ $1350
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TheraBite Jaw Motion Rehabilitation Systems @ $570 each
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Hand Held Doppler @ $950
The machine is used to measure blood
flow in digits of circumferentially burned limbs |
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| Bariatric Stretcher @ $13,435
Motorized
transport for the bariatric patient - has greater weight capacity and overall
dimensions.
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J2 Gel Cushions @ $500 each
Designed for patients who can't
tolerate ROHO cushions
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Foothills Burn Survivor Group - $10,000
- The CFBTS has provided funding to help launch and sustain the first Burn
Survivor Group for patients that have been treated at the Foothills Medical
Centre.
SOAR
(Survivors Offering Assistance In Recovery) Program - $5,000
- Training program for staff and burn volunteers on how to run a
burn survivor support program.
Patient Transportation, Accommodation & Pressure Garments -
$25,000
- Many burn patients aren't fully covered for some of the enormous expenses
that they incur in their treatments and recovery. The CFBTS assists with these
costs.
CFBTS
Education Funding - $50,000
- The CFBTS provides funding to allow the burn treatment staff to stay on
top of the latest in burn treatment care and skill sets. Some of the staff
attend various conferences, including the Canadian & American Burn
Conferences, where vital new information is provided and exchanged. This
information and training is then brought back and shared and practiced by the
staff. This component is one of the most vital that the CFBTS provides funding
for.
Off the shelf
interim burnscar garments - assorted sizes @ $2185
High Profile ROHO cushions @ $1100
Low Profile ROHO cushions @ $1100
2007
Burn Unit Equipment Wish List as submitted by Lucy Weir RN, BN –
Patient Care Manager of The Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Centre.
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