Burn Injury — Classification Minor/Moderate, Major — Clinical Pathway: Emergency

Burn Injury Clinical Pathway – Emergency Department

Classification Minor/Moderate, Major

Minor, < 5% TBSA Burn Moderate, 5–15% TBSA Burn Major, > 15% TBSA Burn
  • Any size superficial thickness
  • < 5% partial thickness
  • 5–15% TBSA partial thickness
  • Circumferential burns
  • Burns to head, face, hand, feet, perineum, near eyes, across joints
  • > 20% Level 2 activation
  • > 15% TBSA partial thickness
  • > 5% TBSA full thickness
  • Significant electrical burn
  • Inhalation injuries with no external burns are usually kept in ED
Usually discharged from ED Consider Trauma Consult
  • Trauma Consult
  • Usually transferred to Burn Center
  • Consider burn center transfer for major burns without significant inhalation injury
  • Consult Trauma for all burns requiring possible transfer to a Burn Center
  • For transfer to a Burn Center, please call (4-2160) to initiate transfer process