Episode 73: Burn 101 and the SLP Perspective with Lisa Treviso-Jones, MS, CCC-SLP
Lisa Treviso-Jones joins Leigh Ann to discuss the basics of burn injury and rehabilitation from the perspective of a Speech Language Pathologist. We explore unique factors to consider in both assessment and treatment of labial, facial and cervical contractures. Classification of burns will be reviewed, types of grafts, as well as how the depth and location of the injury will guide the course of treatment.
topics covered:
SLP involvement on a burn unit
Demographics and composition of a burn unit
Frequency of treatment regime
Terminology specific to working with burn injuries
Understanding grafts, graft schedules, stretching protocols, mouth splints and face masks.
Resources to dig deeper:
Journal Articles and websites:
1. Incidence and Predictive Factors for Dysphagia After Thermal Burn Injury: A Prospective Cohort Study
Anna F. Rumbach, BSc, MSpPathSt, Elizabeth C. Ward, BSpThy (Hons), PhD, Petrea L. Cornwell, BSpPath (Hons), PhD, Lynell V. Bassett, BSpThy, Asad Khan, MSc, MPH (Hons), PhD, Michael J. Muller, MBBS, MMed Sci, FRACS. Journal of Burn Care & Research, Volume 32, Issue 6, November-December 2011, Pages 608–616,
2. Intensive swallowing and orofacial contracture rehabilitation after severe burn: A pilot study and literature review. Nicola A. Clayton, Elizabeth C. Ward, Peter K. Maitz
3. The Burn Therapist - ideas for splinting using most materials found within your hospital.
4. Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
5. Inhalation injury: epidemiology, pathology, treatment strategies
Thank you, Lisa for these fantastic links!!
Lisa Treviso-Jones is a Senior Speech language pathologist (SLP) at the University of Colorado Hospital and has been working over 15 years in the acute care and acute rehabilitation settings. She is a primary therapist for the rehabilitation, neonatal and burn units; however also assesses and treats patients throughout the 700 bed acute care hospital. She has co-authored chapter 74: Dysphagia and Aspiration, in the ENT Secrets 4th ed, has guest lectured graduate level students at the University of Colorado, mentored participants attending Susan Langmore’s FEES course and has been given the nickname, “queen of small talk” by her co-workers, due to her ability to constantly assess language function and “chat” with her patients for hours during awake craniotomies/tumor removal. She is a certified Spanish medical interpreter and loves the opportunity to speak spanish both within the hospital and while traveling. When she is not at work, she can be found with her family river rafting, kayaking or hiking in the summer and snowboarding or snowshoeing in the winter.
Lisa at Moriane Lake in Canada
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