Flame Burn

A flame burn is caused by contact with fire, such as a burning candle or home fire. Our staff at Shriners Children's treat all flame burns, from small injuries to large burns requiring hospitalization.

Burn Care

Shriners Children’s treats all levels and types of burns, including chemical burns, electrical burns and flame burns. Our pediatric burn care treatment plans are personalized and can include wound care, scar management and reconstruction.

Father Credits Burn Team With Saving Daughter's Life

When she was 3, Lucy came to Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and her life on the line. Chief of Burns David Greenhalgh, M.D., and his team saved her life.

Shriners Children’s Offers Burn Prevention Tips to Keep Your Family Safe This Holiday Season

As specialists in burn care, Shriners Children’s offers burn prevention tips this holiday.

Shriners Children's Boston Shares Important Holiday Burn Prevention Tips

Chief of Staff and Director of Burn Service Robert Sheridan, M.D., helps families avoid burn injuries over the holidays.

Shriners Children’s Offers Burn Prevention Tips to Keep Your Family Safe This Holiday Season

As specialists in burn care, Shriners Children’s offers burn prevention tips this holiday season.

Looking Forward: New Clinical Perspectives in Pediatric Burn Care

Renowned burn surgeon Colleen Ryan, M.D., discusses the latest advancements in research and burn care at Shriners Children’s Boston. Learn more about breakthroughs in treatment and how they benefit our pediatric patients and their families.

From Vietnam to Boston – the Road to Life-Changing Burn Care

Pressure Garment Therapy

At Shriners Children's, pressure garment therapy is used to manage scars caused by severe burn wounds.

Shriners Children’s Gives Burn Survivor a Positive Outlook on Life

For six weeks, Tommy was in a medically induced coma and woke up at Shriners Children’s Northern California’s ICU. His hands and legs were badly burned, needing over surgeries to save them.