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Burn patient being comforted

The information provided here can help you prevent a scald burn on your child and stop a fire in your home before it starts.

Scald Prevention Brochure – English
Scald Prevention Brochure - Spanish
Scald Prevention Brochure - Vietnamese
10 Things You Can Do to Make Your Home Safer

Staff members at the Regional Burn Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center are available for presentations and lectures on any burn related topic at health fairs, schools and other community events and programs.

For further information regarding the Regional Burn Center or our services please contact us via email at Jill.Sproul@hhs.sccgov.org or call (408) 885-6670.

The Regional Burn Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center partners with several non-profit burn organizations to help our patients get connected with the resources available in the community.  The following links can be very helpful:

The San Jose FireFighters Burn Foundation at www.sjff.org provides a link to the San Jose Firefighters site for camps and other prevention and fundraising activities.
The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation, www.aarbf.org is a non-profit organization that provides individual support and programs for adult and children burn survivors.
The American Burn Association at www.ameriburn.org is the national organization dedicated to the delivery of burn care.
The Burn Institute at www.burninstitute.org provides information for burn survivors and their families.
The Burn Support Group database, www.burnsupportgroupdatabase.com provides information about burn support groups in your area.
Cool the Burn, www.cooltheburn.com is a site for children with burn injuries.
Changing Faces, www.changingfaces.co.uk provides resource for burn survivors with facial disfigurements.
The Phoenix Society at www.phoenix-society.org is a national resource for burn survivors and provides a link to S.O.A.R. information.
The Fire Fighters Burn Institute at www.ffburn.org has more information about Kids’ Camp.

The Regional Burn Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is located at 751 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose, California 95128.