The Senate Resolution commends Dr. Jeffrey Carter and the LSU Health New Orleans burn team for their exceptional leadership in advancing burn and blast injury care. It highlights their recent achievement of securing a $9.7 million grant from the Department of Defense, which will support innovative research and field training aimed at improving outcomes for both military and civilian trauma victims. The resolution emphasizes the team's commitment to enhancing treatment protocols for burn injuries, particularly for active-duty military personnel, and their efforts to train first responders in critical life-saving techniques.
Additionally, the resolution acknowledges the LSU Health burn team's pioneering work in developing groundbreaking technologies, such as a "spray-on skin" therapy that accelerates healing and improves patients' quality of life. It recognizes the team's contributions to elevating Louisiana's reputation in trauma care and enhancing the nation's readiness to respond to emergencies. The Louisiana Senate expresses its gratitude for their humanitarian outreach and medical excellence, and it resolves to transmit a copy of the resolution to Dr. Carter.