http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/newsletters/preview/newsoct2007.html October 2007 BSTTW Community News Preview BSTTW Support Team By: Michael Appleman, CEO W hen a burn survivor suffers a burn injury the survivor, his/her family members, loved ones and friends also suffer emotional trauma. The BSTTW Support Team (BST) offers the support, information and friendship needed to for everyone involved work through the emotions. To learn more about the BSTTW Support Team you can read this article or if you need to speak to a BSTTW Support Team Member go to BSTTW Support Team E-Form. You can download and read this and other articles in the October 2007 BSTTW Community News and other BSTTW Community Newsletters at http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/newsletters/newsletters.html. Burn Survivors Legal Rights By: Robert Brenner, Esquire Following an accident involving serious burn injuries, the injured person and his family are generally most immediately concerned with the well being of the injured person and how to make it through the immediate future from a medical and financial standpoint. The time frame immediately following an incident giving rise to this type of injury is, however, generally the most important time period within which to determine what your legal rights may be and what your rights to compensation for your damages may be. To learn more about your legal rights you can read this and the other articles, you should download the October 2007 BSTTW Community News and other newsletters at http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/newsletters/newsletters.html. Hospitals Couldn't Handle Mass Burn Casualties U.S. hospitals are increasingly shutting down their burn centers in a trend experts say could leave the nation unable to handle widespread burn casualties from a fiery terrorist attack or other major disaster. To read this article you can download the October 2007 BSTTW Community News and other newsletters at http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/newsletters/newsletters.html. BURN RECONSTRUCTION By: Dr. Elliott Rose, M.D. Dr. Elliott Rose, M.D. is a plastic surgeon who has been offering burn survivors reconstruction surgery for years. To learn more about Dr. Rose and his expertise, you can read this article by downloading the July 2007 BSTTW Community News at http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/newsletters/newsletters.html. National Fire Prevention Week. Get Your Kids Involved! By: Delores Lekowski The National Fire Prevention Week yearly event is not a celebration but an opportunity to focus on learning and remembering how to prevent unwanted fires. To read this article you can download the October 2007 BSTTW Community News and other newsletters at http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/newsletters/newsletters.html. World Burn Congress 2007 By: Michael Appleman This poem is about the World Burn Congress and how it touches the a burn survivor. To read this poem you can download the October 2007 BSTTW Community News and other newsletters at http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/newsletters/newsletters.html. en-us Burn Survivors Throughout The World, Inc. mirabyte Feed Writer 1.2 Wed, 3 Oct 2007 19:27:44 -0700