Immense Potential, and
Great Responsibility
Burn injuries are a leading cause of extended hospitalization worldwide. In low and middle income countries, women and children are most at risk of this horrific injury. As treatment is less accessible, morbidity is much higher. Survivors are left disfigured, disabled, and often socially ostracized.
Globally, more than 11 million people are burned significantly enough to require medical attention every year. More than 180,000 die of their injuries, primarily in low and middle income countries.
- World Health Organization. Burn Key Facts 2018
>1,000,000 moderate and severe burn injuries occur annually in India
- World Health Organization
Approximately Half
of hospitalized burn patients
in India succumb to their injuries
- J.L. Gupta et. al. National programme for prevention of burn injuries. 2010
Unacceptable Outcomes
Current approaches offer truly
Burns drastically change the appearance of an individual. Facial burns reduce the ability to express emotion.
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Sadly, this leads to social exclusion, and loss of economic opportunity that can alter the course of an entire family.
Oscterization
Current treatment approaches fail to prevent contracture and fibrosis, reducing the mobility of survivors and resulting in chronic pain
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In underserved locations, these effects and the resulting loss of economic opportunity are largely permanent.
Disability
The aftermath of serious burn treatment leaves individuals disfigured by scarring and fibrosis.
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This unfortunately leads to psychological trauma, divorce and abandonment, depression, and suicide
Disfigurement
Even in developed countries, survivors of serious burns tend to not return to work in full capacity or in their original vocation.
Outcomes are worse in the developing world where treatments are even less effective.
Destitution
<300 Beds exist in Brazilian burncare units. ~56% are in the SE region, highlighting an accessibility disparity.
- Santos JV et. al. Burden of Burns in Brazil from 2000 to 2014. March 2017.
100,000 hospital visits occur in Brazil every year due to a serious burn.
- Dias LDF et. al. Burn Care Unit of São Paulo Federal University: an epidemiological profile. 2015
Designed for diverse and
Challenging Circumstances
In every corner of the world, severe burns are resulting in physical disfigurement and disability, economic destitution, and social and psychological trauma. We're designing the TreystaCare System to be modular, portable, automated, rugged, and shelf stable; fit for the diverse environments where severe burns occur.
The lions share of burn injuries in Saudi Arabia occur in children under 12.
- Almarghoub et. al. The Epidemiology of Burn Injuries in Saudi Arabia; 2020
Scalds in the home make up the majority of injuries. Hands were the most common injured area.
- Almarghoub et. al. The Epidemiology of Burn Injuries in Saudi Arabia; 2020
Unnecessary Suffering
A Distinct Opportunity to Prevent
Elevated Survival Rates
Better Healing Outcomes
