In cases of severe burns, there is often a limited area of healthy skin available for grafting. Especially in children with extensive injuries, it is absolutely crucial to harvest thin and even skin grafts – and to be able to reuse the same donor site multiple times.

🔸 An electric dermatome makes this possible. Unlike manual tools such as the Watson or Humby knife, an electric dermatome allows for grafts to be taken thin enough for the donor area to be used again. This is key to safe and effective treatment – and often critical for the patient’s recovery.

🔸 That’s why an electric dermatome is not just useful, but essential in modern burn care – and should be available in hospitals like KCMC.

Care4Burn is proud to share that we have received a dedicated donation used to purchase an electric dermatome – a Humeca D80 – for the Burn Unit at KCMC.

Together, we can make a difference 🔥❤️