Skin Bank

Current Context : Indian Army launched first skin bank for advanced care of personnel and families.

• Objective : to revolutionise the treatment of severe burn injuries and other skin-related conditions among armed forces service members and their families.
• It will serve as a centralised hub for the collection, processing, storage, and distribution of skin grafts.
• Functions : the harvesting, processing, preservation and supply of fine human skin allografts for burn treatment centers and polytrauma.
• It will cater the three kinds of patients : injuries from domestic fire accidents, electrical incidents, and kerosene warmers jawans and officers use to keep themselves warm at high altitudes.