Burn care
Burn care focuses on the treatment and minimization of injuries caused by heat, chemicals, friction, electricity or radiation. Care can also include specialized reconstructive services.
Burn treatment in Mitchell County, North Carolina
We help you control burns and other related conditions so you can heal and thrive.
At Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, our priority is your recovery. Burns can feel overwhelming, so we provide acute care when you need relief. We also offer specialized care at our Mission Burn and Wound Center, located at Mission Hospital.
Types of burns we treat
We offer assessment and treatment for many types of burns, including:
- First-degree burns
- Second-degree burns
- Third-degree burns
- Radiation wounds
Burn care services we provide
Burns need specialized treatment and monitoring to ensure your skin and tissue repair properly. Our burn specialists know this, and care deeply about helping you heal.
Burn treatments we offer
Some burn care services we may use for your condition include:
- Advanced topical dressings
- Ankle-brachial index (ABI) testing
- Biological dressings
- Compression wraps
- Debridement
- Offloading support (not bearing weight on burned extremities)
- Skin grafts
- Skin substitutes
- Unna boots (specialized wound dressing)
Features of the Mission Burn and Wound Center
The burn center at Mission Hospital includes ample space for healing. They offer 14 exam rooms, hydrotherapy care, and both physical and occupational therapy. They also provide two highly specialized types of burn care:
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) — HBOT increases your skin's oxygen intake to promote more swift, complete healing of burned tissue and damaged skin.
- Regenerative therapy — Also known as growth factor (GF) therapy, this treatment involves the topical application of substances that promote new cell growth while healing damaged ones.