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Author: Shane L. Anderson, Karla S. Klas, Alisa Savetamal & Lucy Wibbenmeyer

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  • Shane L. Anderson has 27 years of experience in the fire service and 26 years as a career firefighter. He has an AAS in fire science and a BS in fire administration from Columbia Southern University and a MA in organizational leadership from Waldorf University.

    Karla Klas, BSN, RN, CCRP, manages the University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center’s injury prevention programs. During her 32-year career, she has attained several awards, multiple specialty certifications and leadership appointments to state and national committees and was given a lifetime achievement award.

    Alisa Savetamal, MD, FACS, is a burn and trauma surgeon in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  She is the director of the Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital/Yale-New Haven Health.

    Lucy Wibbenmeyer, MD, is a clinical professor at the University of Iowa. She is past president of American Burn Association (ABA) and of the North American Burn Society.

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