A shocking episode

I read with interest your article about electrical injuries as a there is admittedly a paucity of publications in this area. You state in your article that "There is no centre of expertise in Canada for individuals who have sustained an electrical injury." In fact I am proud to say there is.

St. John's Rehab, where I am a hospitalist caring for burn patients requiring inpatient rehab, is the only hospital in Ontario solely dedicated to specialized rehabilitation. We offer Ontario's only burn rehabilitation program.

St. John's Rehab is also the site of Canada's only dedicated electrical injury rehabilitation program. Our multidisciplinary rehabilitation team includes myself, a family/emergency physician, and a burn surgeon and works with patients and their families to offer comprehensive assessment and care to people who have been living with the adverse, often invisible, effects of electrical injuries.

To provide the best possible care at all stages of recovery, St. John's Rehab has partnered with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, the only two hospitals in Canada currently publishing research on electrical injuries. People from across the country have been assessed and treated for these injuries since the Electrical Injury Program began in 2003.

Please see our webssite.

http://www.stjohnsrehab.com/programs_services/outpatient/electrical.aspx