Definitive care is defined as surgical excision and grafting with healing of burns. For U.S. Service Members it is provided at the USAISR Burn Center at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX. Partner and/or ally forces progress along the evacuation chain to return to their home nation healthcare facilities. Depending on the theater of operations, the care available to local national patients may not compare to that available for U.S. and partner/ally forces.
For U.S. and partner/ally service members who cannot be evacuated to a higher role of care for days to weeks: