Burn Center
In 2007, Rawalpindi Medical College Overseas Foundation, Inc. (RMCOF) opened a state of the art Burn Center at Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Mission Statement: “To provide optimal patient care through the skills of a multidisciplinary team of professionals dedicated to burn care, from the time of injury until the patient is ready for returning to normal life.”
Staff at RMCOF Burn Center, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Dr. Nadeem Pasha Consultant Plastic Surgeon
- Dr. Aman Ullah Senior Registrar
- Dr. Umar Farooq Medical Officer
- Dr. Sarwat Jawaid Medical Officer
- Mr. Sultan Mehmood Administrator
- Staff Nurses 06
- Support Staff 16
To download the most recent patient data for the RMCOF Burn Center, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, click here.
Burn Injuries Facts
Facts:
75% Burns occur in woman & children 50% of these burns are preventable 75 % mortality in burns is due to infection
Comparative Mortality:
USA 3.9% Turkey 18.2% Taiwan 29.3% Pakistan 73.8% (Rawalpindi/Islamabad)
Comparative Mortality:
LA 50 (Burn Size Lethal to 50% Patients) USA: 81% TBSA Pakistan: Over 50% TBSA has almost 100% Mortality
Unacceptably high mortality in burn victims in Pakistan:
Total Admissions 294 Total Deaths 217 Mortality 73.8%
(Dawn January 6, 2003 )