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{{Short description|Injury to flesh or skin, often caused by excessive heat}}
{{this|the injury|Burn (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the injury||Burn (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox disease
{{Good article}}
| Name = Burn
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| Image = Hand2ndburn.jpg
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
| Caption = Second-degree burn of the hand
{{Infobox medical condition (new)
| DiseasesDB =
| name = Burn
| ICD10 = {{ICD10|T|20||t|20}}-{{ICD10|T|31||t|20}}
| image = Hand2ndburn.jpg
| ICD9 = {{ICD9|940}}-{{ICD9|949}}
| caption = Second-degree burn of the hand
| ICDO =
| field = [[Dermatology]], [[critical care medicine]], [[plastic surgery]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Burns - British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons|url=http://www.bapras.org.uk/public/patient-information/surgery-guides/burns |website=BAPRAS}}</ref>
| OMIM =
| symptoms = '''First degree''': Red without [[blisters]]<ref name=Tint2010/><br/>'''Second degree''': Blisters and pain<ref name=Tint2010/><br/>'''Third degree''': Area stiff and not painful<ref name=Tint2010/>
| MedlinePlus =
<br />'''Fourth degree''': Bone and tendon loss<ref name="Singer 666–671">{{cite journal|last=Singer|first=Adam|title=Management of local burn wounds in the ED|journal=The American Journal of Emergency Medicine|date=June 2007|volume=25|issue=6|pages=666–671|doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.008|pmid=17606093|url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.008}}</ref>
| eMedicineSubj =
| complications = [[Infection]]<ref name=TBCChp3/>
| eMedicineTopic =
Metabolic: protein and lean muscle loss
| MeshID = D002056

Scarring: keloid/hypertrophic

Cardiovascular complications

Neuropathy

Heterotrophic ossification
| onset =
| duration = Days to weeks<ref name=Tint2010/>
| types = First degree, second degree, third degree,<ref name=Tint2010/> fourth degree<ref name="Singer 666–671"/>
| causes = [[Heat]], [[cold]], [[electricity]], [[chemicals]], [[friction]], [[radiation]]<ref name=TBCChp4/>
| risks = Open cooking fires, unsafe [[Kitchen stove|cooking stove]]s, smoking, [[alcoholism]], dangerous work environment<ref name=WHO2016/>
| diagnosis =
| differential =
| prevention =
| treatment = Depends on the severity<ref name=Tint2010/>


'''''Medical Treatment'''''

Antiseptics

Analgesics

Dressings

Wound management

Respiratory management

Skin grafts: cloned skin, autografts and adjacent tissue grafts






'''''Rehabilitation'''''

Positioning and splinting

Active and passive exercise

Resistive and conditioning exercise

Aerobic exercise

Respiratory management

Ambulation

''Scar management:'' pressure garment, dressing, silicone gel
| medication = Pain medication, [[intravenous fluid]]s, [[tetanus toxoid]]<ref name=Tint2010/>
| prognosis =
| frequency = 67 million (2015)<ref name=GBD2015Pre/>
| deaths = 176,000 (2015)<ref name=GBD2015De/>
| alt =
}}
}}
<!-- Definition and cause -->
A '''burn''' is a type of [[injury]] to [[flesh]] caused by [[heat]], [[electricity]], [[chemicals]], [[light]], [[radiation]] or [[friction]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Burns |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/burns.html |author=MedlinePlus |accessdate=2010-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= WebMD |title=Burns-Topic Overview |url=http://firstaid.webmd.com/tc/burns-topic-overview |work=firstaid&emergencies |date=January 7, 2009 |accessdate=2010-09-22}}</ref><ref name="TBC3">Total Burn Care, 3rd Edition, Edited by David Herndon, Saunders, 2007.</ref> Most burns only affect the skin ([[Epidermis (skin)|epidermal tissue]] and [[dermis]]). Rarely deeper tissues, such as [[muscle]], [[bone]], and [[blood vessel]]s can also be injured. Managing burns is important because they are common, painful and can result in disfiguring and disabling [[scarring]]. Burns can be complicated by [[shock (circulatory)|shock]], [[infection]], [[multiple organ dysfunction syndrome]], [[electrolyte imbalance]] and [[respiratory distress]]. Large burns can be fatal, but modern treatments, developed in the last 60 years, have significantly improved the prognosis of such burns, especially in children and young adults.<ref>Total Burn Care 3rd Edition. Editied David Herndon. Chapter 1 [http://www.totalburncare.com/tbcbookpage1.htm] Accessed January 8, 2010</ref><ref name="pmid448773">{{cite journal |author=Sevitt S |title=A review of the complications of burns, their origin and importance for illness and death |journal=J Trauma |volume=19 |issue=5 |pages=358–69 |year=1979 |month=May |pmid=448773 |doi= 10.1097/00005373-197905000-00010|url=}}</ref>
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A '''burn''' is an [[injury]] to [[skin]], or other tissues, caused by [[heat]], [[cold]], [[electricity]], [[chemicals]], [[friction]], or ionizing [[radiation]] (such as [[sunburn]], caused by [[Ultraviolet|ultraviolet radiation]]).<ref name="TBCChp4">{{cite book|editor=Herndon D|title=Total burn care|publisher=Saunders|location=Edinburgh|isbn=978-1-4377-2786-9|page=46|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrG7ZY4QwQAC&pg=PA47-IA4|edition=4th|chapter=Chapter 4: Prevention of Burn Injuries|year=2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Moore |first=Keith |title=Clinically Oriented Anatomy |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |year=2014 |isbn=9781451119459 |edition=7th |pages=45 |language=English}}</ref> Most burns are due to heat from hot liquids (called [[scalding]]), solids, or fire.<ref name="WHO2014">{{cite web|title=Burns Fact sheet N°365|url=https://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs365/en/|website=WHO|access-date=3 March 2016|date=April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110140702/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs365/en/|archive-date=2015-11-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> Burns occur mainly in the home or the workplace. In the home, risks are associated with domestic kitchens, including stoves, flames, and hot liquids.<ref name=WHO2016/> In the workplace, risks are associated with fire and chemical and [[Electrical injury|electric burns]].<ref name=WHO2016/> [[Alcoholism]] and smoking are other risk factors.<ref name=WHO2016/> Burns can also occur as a result of [[self-harm]] or [[violence]] between people (assault).<ref name=WHO2016/>


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==Classification==
Burns that affect only the superficial skin layers are known as superficial or '''first-degree burns'''.<ref name=Tint2010/><ref name=EMP2009/> They appear red without blisters, and pain typically lasts around three days.<ref name=Tint2010/><ref name=EMP2009>{{cite journal|last=Granger|first=Joyce |title=An Evidence-Based Approach to Pediatric Burns|journal=Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice|date=Jan 2009|volume=6|issue=1|url=http://www.ebmedicine.net/topics.php?paction=showTopic&topic_id=186|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017123658/http://www.ebmedicine.net/topics.php?paction=showTopic&topic_id=186|archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> When the injury extends into some of the underlying skin layer, it is a partial-thickness or '''second-degree burn'''.<ref name=Tint2010/> Blisters are frequently present and they are often very painful.<ref name=Tint2010/> Healing can require up to eight weeks and [[scarring]] may occur.<ref name=Tint2010/> In a full-thickness or '''third-degree burn''', the injury extends to all layers of the skin.<ref name=Tint2010/> Often there is no pain and the burnt area is stiff.<ref name=Tint2010/> Healing typically does not occur on its own.<ref name=Tint2010/> A '''fourth-degree burn''' additionally involves injury to deeper tissues, such as [[muscle]], [[tendon]]s, or [[bone]].<ref name=Tint2010>{{cite book |author=Tintinalli, Judith E. |title=Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (Emergency Medicine (Tintinalli)) |publisher=McGraw-Hill Companies |location=New York |year=2010 |pages=1374–1386|isbn=978-0-07-148480-0}}</ref> The burn is often black and frequently leads to loss of the burned part.<ref name=Tint2010/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Ferri|first1=Fred F.|title=Ferri's netter patient advisor|date=2012|publisher=Saunders|location=Philadelphia, PA|isbn=978-1-4557-2826-8|page=235|edition=2nd|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=li1VCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA235|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221093201/https://books.google.ca/books?id=li1VCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA235|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Burn Degree Diagram.svg|thumb|Three degrees of burns]]


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Burns can be classified by mechanism of injury, depth, extent and associated injuries and comorbidities. Currently, burns are described according to the depth of injury to the dermis and are loosely classified into first, second, third and fourth degrees. This system was devised by the French barber-surgeon [[Ambroise Pare]] and remains in use today. <ref name="isbn0-323-05472-2">{{cite book |author=Ron Walls MD; John J. Ratey MD; Robert I. Simon MD |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features and Print (Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts & Clinical Practice (2v.)) |edition= |language= |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2009 |origyear= |pages= |quote= |isbn=0-323-05472-2 |oclc= |doi= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref>.
Burns are generally preventable.<ref name=WHO2016>{{cite web|title=Burns|url=https://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs365/en/|website=World Health Organization|access-date=1 August 2017|date=September 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721132816/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs365/en/|archive-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> Treatment depends on the severity of the burn.<ref name=Tint2010/> Superficial burns may be managed with little more than [[analgesics|simple pain medication]], while major burns may require prolonged treatment in specialized [[burn center]]s.<ref name=Tint2010/> Cooling with tap water may help pain and decrease damage; however, prolonged cooling may result in [[hypothermia|low body temperature]].<ref name=Tint2010/><ref name=EMP2009/> Partial-thickness burns may require cleaning with soap and water, followed by [[dressing (medical)|dressings]].<ref name=Tint2010/> It is not clear how to manage blisters, but it is probably reasonable to leave them intact if small and drain them if large.<ref name=Tint2010/> Full-thickness burns usually require surgical treatments, such as [[skin grafting]].<ref name=Tint2010/> Extensive burns often require large amounts of [[intravenous fluid]], due to [[capillary]] fluid leakage and [[edema|tissue swelling]].<ref name=EMP2009/> The most common complications of burns involve [[infection]].<ref name=TBCChp3>{{cite book|editor=Herndon D|title=Total burn care|publisher=Saunders|location=Edinburgh|isbn=978-1-4377-2786-9|page=23|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrG7ZY4QwQAC&pg=PA15|edition=4th|chapter=Chapter 3: Epidemiological, Demographic, and Outcome Characteristics of Burn Injury|year=2012}}</ref> [[Tetanus toxoid]] should be given if not up to date.<ref name=Tint2010/>


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Note that an alternative form of reference to burns may describe burns according to the depth of injury to the dermis. <ref name="tintinalli">{{{cite book |author=Tintinalli, Judith E. |title=Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (Emergency Medicine (Tintinalli)) |publisher=McGraw-Hill Companies |location=New York |year=2010 |pages= |isbn=0-07-148480-9 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref>
In 2015, fire and heat resulted in 67 million injuries.<ref name=GBD2015Pre>{{cite journal | vauthors = Vos T, Allen C, Arora M, Barber RM, Bhutta ZA, Brown A, etal | title = Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | journal = The Lancet | volume = 388 | issue = 10053 | pages = 1545–1602 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27733282 | pmc = 5055577 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6 }}</ref> This resulted in about 2.9 million hospitalizations and 176,000 deaths.<ref name=GBD2015De>{{cite journal | vauthors = Wang H, Naghavi M, Allen C, Barber R, Bhutta Z, Carter A, etal | title = Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 | journal = The Lancet | volume = 388 | issue = 10053 | pages = 1459–1544 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27733281 | pmc = 5388903 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31012-1 }}</ref><ref name=GBD2016>{{cite journal | vauthors = Haagsma JA, Graetz N, Bolliger I, Naghavi M, Higashi H, Mullany EC, Abera SF, Abraham JP, Adofo K, Alsharif U, Ameh EA, Ammar W, Antonio CA, Barrero LH, Bekele T, Bose D, Brazinova A, Catalá-López F, Dandona L, Dandona R, Dargan PI, De Leo D, Degenhardt L, Derrett S, Dharmaratne SD, Driscoll TR, Duan L, Petrovich Ermakov S, Farzadfar F, Feigin VL, Franklin RC, Gabbe B, Gosselin RA, Hafezi-Nejad N, Hamadeh RR, Hijar M, Hu G, Jayaraman SP, Jiang G, Khader YS, Khan EA, Krishnaswami S, Kulkarni C, Lecky FE, Leung R, Lunevicius R, Lyons RA, Majdan M, Mason-Jones AJ, Matzopoulos R, Meaney PA, Mekonnen W, Miller TR, Mock CN, Norman RE, Orozco R, Polinder S, Pourmalek F, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Refaat A, Rojas-Rueda D, Roy N, Schwebel DC, Shaheen A, Shahraz S, Skirbekk V, Søreide K, Soshnikov S, Stein DJ, Sykes BL, Tabb KM, Temesgen AM, Tenkorang EY, Theadom AM, Tran BX, Vasankari TJ, Vavilala MS, Vlassov VV, Woldeyohannes SM, Yip P, Yonemoto N, Younis MZ, Yu C, Murray CJ, Vos T | display-authors = 6 | title = The global burden of injury: incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013 | journal = Injury Prevention | volume = 22 | issue = 1 | pages = 3–18 | date = February 2016 | pmid = 26635210 | pmc = 4752630 | doi = 10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041616 }}</ref> Among women in much of the world, burns are most commonly related to the use of open cooking fires or unsafe [[Improved cookstove|cook stove]]s.<ref name=WHO2016/><!-- Quote=The higher risk for females is associated with open fire cooking, or inherently unsafe cookstoves, which can ignite loose clothing. --> Among men, they are more likely a result of unsafe workplace conditions.<ref name=WHO2016/> Most deaths due to burns occur in the [[developing world]], particularly in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name=WHO2016/> While large burns can be fatal, treatments developed since 1960 have improved outcomes, especially in children and young adults.<ref name=TBCChp1>{{cite book|editor=Herndon D|title=Total burn care|publisher=Saunders|location=Edinburgh|isbn=978-1-4377-2786-9|page=1|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrG7ZY4QwQAC|edition=4th|chapter=Chapter 1: A Brief History of Acute Burn Care Management|year=2012}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In the United States, approximately 96% of those admitted to a [[burn center]] survive their injuries.<ref name=ABA2012>{{cite web|title=Burn Incidence and Treatment in the United States: 2012 Fact Sheet|url=http://www.ameriburn.org/resources_factsheet.php|work=American Burn Association|access-date=20 April 2013|year=2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221151012/http://www.ameriburn.org/resources_factsheet.php|archive-date=21 February 2013}}</ref> The long-term outcome is related to the size of burn and the age of the person affected.<ref name=Tint2010/>
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==History==
It is often difficult to accurately determine the depth of a burn. This is especially so in the case of second degree burns, which can continue to evolve over time. As such, a second-degree partial-thickness burn can progress to a third-degree burn over time even after initial treatment. Distinguishing between the superficial-thickness burn and the partial-thickness burn is important, as the former may heal spontaneously whereas the latter often requires surgical excision.
[[Image:Guillaume Dupuytren.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|Guillaume Dupuytren (1777–1835), who developed the degree classification of burns]]


Cave paintings from more than 3,500&nbsp;years ago document burns and their management.<ref name=TBCChp1/> The earliest Egyptian records on treating burns describes dressings prepared with milk from mothers of baby boys,<ref name="Pećanac-">{{cite journal | vauthors = Pećanac M, Janjić Z, Komarcević A, Pajić M, Dobanovacki D, Misković SS | title = Burns treatment in ancient times | journal = Medicinski Pregled | volume = 66 | issue = 5–6 | pages = 263–7 | year = 2013 | pmid = 23888738 | doi = 10.1016/s0264-410x(02)00603-5 }}</ref> and the 1500&nbsp;BCE [[Edwin Smith Papyrus]] describes treatments using honey and the [[salve]] of resin.<ref name=TBCChp1/> Many other treatments have been used over the ages, including the use of tea leaves by the Chinese documented to 600 BCE, pig fat and vinegar by [[Hippocrates]] documented to 400&nbsp;BCE, and wine and [[myrrh]] by [[Aulus Cornelius Celsus|Celsus]] documented to the 1st&nbsp;century CE.<ref name=TBCChp1/> French barber-surgeon [[Ambroise Paré]] was the first to describe different degrees of burns in the 1500s.<ref name=David2012>{{cite book|last=Song|first=David|title=Plastic surgery|publisher=Saunders|location=Edinburgh|isbn=978-1-4557-1055-3|page=393.e1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qMDwwF8vsSEC&pg=PA393-IA3|edition=3rd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502014656/https://books.google.com/books?id=qMDwwF8vsSEC&pg=PA393-IA3|archive-date=2 May 2016|date=5 September 2012}}</ref> [[Guillaume Dupuytren]] expanded these degrees into six different severities in 1832.<ref name=TBCChp1/><ref>{{cite book|last=Wylock|first=Paul|title=The life and times of Guillaume Dupuytren, 1777–1835|year=2010|publisher=Brussels University Press|location=Brussels|isbn=978-90-5487-572-7|page=60|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWrznUOS1agC&pg=PA60|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516062656/https://books.google.com/books?id=OWrznUOS1agC&pg=PA60|archive-date=16 May 2016}}</ref>
The following tables describe degrees of burn injury under this system as well as provide pictorial examples.


The first hospital to treat burns opened in 1843 in London, England, and the development of modern burn care began in the late 1800s and early 1900s.<ref name=TBCChp1/><ref name=David2012/> During World War I, [[Henry Drysdale Dakin|Henry D. Dakin]] and [[Alexis Carrel]] developed standards for the cleaning and disinfecting of burns and wounds using [[sodium hypochlorite]] solutions, which significantly reduced mortality.<ref name=TBCChp1/> In the 1940s, the importance of early excision and skin grafting was acknowledged, and around the same time, fluid resuscitation and formulas to guide it were developed.<ref name=TBCChp1/> In the 1970s, researchers demonstrated the significance of the hypermetabolic state that follows large burns.<ref name=TBCChp1/>
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The "Evans formula", described in 1952, was the first burn [[resuscitation]] formula based on body weight and surface area (BSA) damaged. The first 24 hours of treatment entails 1ml/kg/% BSA of crystalloids plus 1 ml/kg/% BSA colloids plus 2000ml glucose in water, and in the next 24 hours, crystalloids at 0.5 ml/kg/% BSA, colloids at 0.5 ml/kg/% BSA, and the same amount of glucose in water.<ref>{{cite journal | title=The Evans Formula Revisited| journal=Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery| volume=12| issue=6| pages=453–8| date=June 1972| last1=Hutcher| first1=Neil| last2=Haynes| first2=B. W. Jr| doi=10.1097/00005373-197206000-00001| pmid=5033490}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Abby |last2=Hotwagner |first2=David T. |title=Burn Fluid Management |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534227/#:~:text=The%20Evans%20formula%20was%20developed,2000%20ml%20glucose%20in%20water. |website=StatPearls |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |access-date=31 October 2023 |date=2023|pmid=30480960 }}</ref>

==Signs and symptoms==
The characteristics of a burn depend upon its depth. Superficial burns cause pain lasting two or three days, followed by peeling of the skin over the next few days.<ref name=EMP2009/><ref name=TBCChp10/> Individuals with more severe burns may indicate discomfort or complain of feeling pressure rather than pain. Full-thickness burns may be entirely insensitive to light touch or puncture.<ref name=TBCChp10/> While superficial burns are typically red in color, severe burns may be pink, white or black.<ref name=TBCChp10/> Burns around the mouth or singed hair inside the nose may indicate that burns to the airways have occurred, but these findings are not definitive.<ref name=Schw2010/> More worrisome signs include: [[shortness of breath]], hoarseness, and [[stridor]] or [[wheezing]].<ref name=Schw2010/> [[Pruritus|Itchiness]] is common during the healing process, occurring in up to 90% of adults and nearly all children.<ref name=Itchy2009>{{cite journal | vauthors = Goutos I, Dziewulski P, Richardson PM | title = Pruritus in burns: review article | journal = Journal of Burn Care & Research | volume = 30 | issue = 2 | pages = 221–8 | date = Mar–Apr 2009 | pmid = 19165110 | doi = 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318198a2fa | s2cid = 3679902 }}</ref> Numbness or tingling may persist for a prolonged period of time after an electrical injury.<ref name=RosenChp140/> Burns may also produce emotional and psychological distress.<ref name=Epi2011/>
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! Nomenclature !! Layer Involved !! Appearance !! Texture !! Sensation !! Time To Healing !! Complications !! Example
! Type<ref name=Tint2010/> !! Layers involved !! Appearance !! Texture !! Sensation !! Healing time !! Prognosis and complications !! Example
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| First degree|| [[Epidermis (skin)|Epidermis]] || Redness ([[erythema]])|| Dry || [[Pain]]ful || 1wk or less || None || [[Image:Sunburn.jpg|70px|A sunburn is a typical first degree burn.]]
| Superficial (first-degree)|| [[Epidermis]]<ref name=EMP2009/> ||[[Erythema|Red]] without blisters<ref name=Tint2010/>|| Dry || [[Pain]]ful<ref name=Tint2010/>|| 5–10&nbsp;days<ref name=Tint2010/><ref name=AFP2012/> || Heals well.<ref name=Tint2010/> || [[Image:Sunburn.jpg|70px|A sunburn is a typical first-degree burn.]]
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| Second degree (superficial thickness) || Extends into superficial (papillary) [[dermis]] || Red with clear [[blister]]. Blanches with pressure || Moist || Painful|| 2-3wks || Local infection/cellulitis ||
| Superficial partial thickness (second-degree) || Extends into superficial (papillary) [[dermis]]<ref name=Tint2010/> || Redness with clear [[blister]].<ref name=Tint2010/> [[Blanch (medical)|Blanches]] with pressure.<ref name=Tint2010/> || Moist<ref name=Tint2010/> || Very painful<ref name=Tint2010/> || 2–3 weeks<ref name=Tint2010/><ref name=TBCChp10/> || Local infection ([[cellulitis]]) but no scarring typically<ref name=TBCChp10>{{cite book |editor=Herndon D |title=Total burn care |publisher=Saunders| location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-4377-2786-9 |page=127 |edition=4th|chapter=Chapter 10: Evaluation of the burn wound: management decisions|year=2012 }}</ref>||
[[Image:Scaldburn.jpg|70px|Second-degree burn of the thumb]]
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| Second degree (partial thickness) || Extends into deep (reticular) dermis || Red-and-white with bloody blisters. Less blanching. || Moist || Painful|| Weeks - may progress to third degree || Scarring, contractures (may require excision and skin [[Medical grafting|grafting]]) || [[Image:major-2nd-degree-burn.jpg|70px|Second-degree burn caused by contact with boiling water]]
| Deep partial thickness (second-degree) || Extends into deep (reticular) dermis<ref name=Tint2010/> || [[Yellow]] or [[white]]. Less blanching. May be [[blister]]ing.<ref name=Tint2010/> || Fairly dry<ref name=TBCChp10/> || Pressure and discomfort<ref name=TBCChp10/> || 3–8&nbsp;weeks<ref name=Tint2010/>|| Scarring, [[Burn scar contracture|contractures]] (may require excision and [[skin grafting]])<ref name=TBCChp10/> || [[Image:major-2nd-degree-burn.jpg|70px|Second-degree burn caused by contact with boiling water]]
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| Third degree (full thickness) || Extends through entire dermis || Stiff and white/brown || Dry || Painless || Requires excision || Scarring, contractures, amputation || [[Image:8-day-old-3rd-degree-burn.jpg|70px|Eight day old third-degree burn caused by motorcycle muffler.]]
| Full thickness (third-degree) || Extends through entire dermis<ref name=Tint2010/> || Stiff and [[white]]/[[brown]].<ref name=Tint2010/> No blanching.<ref name=TBCChp10/> || Leathery<ref name=Tint2010/> || Painless<ref name=Tint2010/> || Prolonged (months) and unfinished/incomplete<ref name=Tint2010/> || Scarring, contractures, amputation (early excision recommended)<ref name=TBCChp10/> || [[Image:8-day-old-3rd-degree-burn.jpg|70px|Eight day old third-degree burn caused by motorcycle muffler.]]
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| Fourth degree|| Extends through skin, [[subcutaneous tissue]] and into underlying muscle and bone || Charred with [[eschar]] || Dry || Painless || Requires excision || Amputation, significant functional impairment
| Fourth-degree|| Extends through entire skin, and into underlying fat, muscle and bone<ref name=Tint2010/> || [[Black]]; charred with [[eschar]] || Dry || Painless || Does not [[Health|heal]]; Requires excision<ref name=Tint2010/> || [[Amputation]], significant functional impairment and, in some cases, death.<ref name=Tint2010/>
| [[Image:Ожог кисть.jpg|70px|4th-degree electrical burn]]
|}
|}


===Burn severity===
==Cause==
Burns are caused by a variety of external sources classified as thermal (heat-related), chemical, electrical, and radiation.<ref>{{cite book| first1 = Caroline Bunker | last1 = Rosdahl | first2 = Mary T | last2 = Kowalski |title=Textbook of basic nursing|year=2008|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|location=Philadelphia|isbn=978-0-7817-6521-3|page=1109|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=odY9mXicPlYC&pg=PA1109|edition=9th|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512052038/https://books.google.com/books?id=odY9mXicPlYC&pg=PA1109|archive-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> In the United States, the most common causes of burns are: fire or flame (44%), scalds (33%), hot objects (9%), electricity (4%), and chemicals (3%).<ref name=ABA2012pgi>National Burn Repository Pg. i</ref> Most (69%) burn injuries occur at home or at work (9%),<ref name=ABA2012/> and most are accidental, with 2% due to assault by another, and 1–2% resulting from a [[suicide]] attempt.<ref name=Epi2011/> These sources can cause inhalation injury to the airway and/or lungs, occurring in about 6%.<ref name=TBCChp3/>
With regards to classification, burns are also grouped into degrees of severity. This is assessed based on a number of factors, including total body surface area burnt, the involvement of specific anatomical zones, age of the burn victim and associated injuries.


Burn injuries occur more commonly among the poor.<ref name=Epi2011/> Smoking and alcoholism are other risk factors.<ref name=WHO2014/> Fire-related burns are generally more common in colder climates.<ref name=Epi2011/> Specific risk factors in the developing world include [[Energy poverty and cooking|cooking with open fires or on the floor]]<ref name=TBCChp4/> as well as [[developmental disabilities]] in children and chronic diseases in adults.<ref name=LMIC2006/>
===Burn surface area===
{{Main|Total body surface area}}
Burns can also be assessed in terms of total body surface area (TBSA), which is the percentage affected by partial thickness or full thickness burns. First degree and second degree, superificial-thickness burns are not included in this estimation. The [[rule of nines]] is used as a quick and useful way to estimate the affected TBSA. More accurate estimation can be made using Lund & Browder charts which take into account the different proportions of body parts in adults and children.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Ames WA |title=Management of the Major Burn |journal=Update in Anaesthesia |issue=10 |year=1999 |publisher= Nuffield Department of Anaesthesia, Oxford, UK |url=http://www.nda.ox.ac.uk/wfsa/html/u10/u1010_01.htm |accessdate=2010-01-22}}</ref>
The size of the patient's hand print (palm and fingers) is approximately 1% of their TBSA. The actual mean surface area is 0.8% so using 1% will slightly over estimate the size.<ref name="pmid8646048">{{cite journal |author=Perry RJ, Moore CA, Morgan BD, Plummer DL |title=Determining the approximate area of a burn: an inconsistency investigated and re-evaluated |journal=BMJ |volume=312 |issue=7042 |pages=1338 |year=1996 |month=May |pmid=8646048 |pmc=2350999 |doi= |url=http://www.bmj.com/content/312/7042/1338.full}}</ref> Burns of 10% in children or 15% in adults (or greater) are potentially life threatening injuries (because of the risk of hypovolaemic shock) and should have formal fluid resuscitation and monitoring in a burns unit.


==Causes==
===Thermal===
{{main|Thermal burn}}
Burns are caused by a wide variety of substances and external sources such as exposure to chemicals, friction, electricity, radiation, and heat.
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In the United States, fire and hot liquids are the most common causes of burns.<ref name=TBCChp3/> Of house fires that result in death, smoking causes 25% and heating devices cause 22%.<ref name=TBCChp4/> Almost half of injuries are due to efforts to fight a fire.<ref name=TBCChp4/> [[Scalding]] is caused by hot liquids or gases and most commonly occurs from exposure to hot drinks, high temperature [[tap water]] in baths or showers, hot cooking oil, or steam.<ref>{{cite book| editor-last1 = Murphy | editor-first1 = Catherine | editor-last2 = Gardiner | editor-first2 = Mark | editor-first3 = Sarah | editor-last3 = Eisen |title=Training in paediatrics : the essential curriculum|year=2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-922773-0|page=36|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FLBMvTff9sMC&pg=PA36| last1 = Eisen | first1 = Sarah | last2 = Murphy | first2 = Catherine |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160425162003/https://books.google.com/books?id=FLBMvTff9sMC&pg=PA36 |archive-date=25 April 2016 }}</ref> Scald injuries are most common in children under the age of five<ref name=Tint2010/> and, in the United States and Australia, this population makes up about two-thirds of all burns.<ref name=TBCChp3/> Contact with hot objects is the cause of about 20–30% of burns in children.<ref name=TBCChp3/> Generally, scalds are first- or second-degree burns, but third-degree burns may also result, especially with prolonged contact.<ref name=Mag2008/> [[Fireworks]] are a common cause of burns during holiday seasons in many countries.<ref>{{cite book|last=Peden|first=Margie|title=World report on child injury prevention|year=2008|publisher=World Health Organization|location=Geneva, Switzerland|isbn=978-92-4-156357-4|page=86|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UeXwoNh8sbwC&pg=PA86|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424080036/https://books.google.com/books?id=UeXwoNh8sbwC&pg=PA86|archive-date=24 April 2016}}</ref> This is a particular risk for adolescent males.<ref>{{cite web|title=World report on child injury prevention |url=https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/child/injury/world_report/Burns_english.pdf |author=World Health Organization|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130531030219/http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/43851/1/9789241563574_eng.pdf |archive-date= 2013-05-31}}</ref> In the United States, for non-fatal burn injuries to children, white males under the age of 6 comprise most cases.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal | vauthors = Mitchell M, Kistamgari S, Chounthirath T, McKenzie LB, Smith GA | title = Children Younger Than 18 Years Treated for Nonfatal Burns in US Emergency Departments | journal = Clinical Pediatrics | volume = 59 | issue = 1 | pages = 34–44 | date = January 2020 | pmid = 31672059 | doi = 10.1177/0009922819884568 | s2cid = 207816299 | doi-access = free }}</ref>  Thermal burns from grabbing/touching and spilling/splashing were the most common type of burn and mechanism, while the bodily areas most impacted were hands and fingers followed by head/neck.<ref name=":0" />


===Chemical===
===Chemical===
{{Main|Chemical burn}}
{{main|Chemical burn}}
Chemical burns can be caused by over 25,000 substances,<ref name=Tint2010/> most of which are either a strong [[base (chemistry)|base]] (55%) or a strong [[acid]] (26%).<ref name=Hard2012>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hardwicke J, Hunter T, Staruch R, Moiemen N | title = Chemical burns--an historical comparison and review of the literature | journal = Burns | volume = 38 | issue = 3 | pages = 383–7 | date = May 2012 | pmid = 22037150 | doi = 10.1016/j.burns.2011.09.014 }}</ref> Most chemical burn deaths are secondary to [[ingestion]].<ref name=Tint2010/> Common agents include: [[sulfuric acid]] as found in toilet cleaners, [[sodium hypochlorite]] as found in bleach, and [[halogenated hydrocarbons]] as found in paint remover, among others.<ref name=Tint2010/> [[Hydrofluoric acid]] can cause particularly deep burns that may not become symptomatic until some time after exposure.<ref name=HF2008>{{cite journal | vauthors = Makarovsky I, Markel G, Dushnitsky T, Eisenkraft A | title = Hydrogen fluoride--the protoplasmic poison | journal = The Israel Medical Association Journal | volume = 10 | issue = 5 | pages = 381–5 | date = May 2008 | pmid = 18605366 }}</ref> [[Formic acid]] may cause the breakdown of significant numbers of [[red blood cell]]s.<ref name=Schw2010/>
Most chemicals that cause severe [[chemical burn]]s are strong [[acid]]s or [[base (chemistry)|bases]].<ref>Chemical Burn Causes [http://www.emedicinehealth.com/chemical_burns/page2_em.htm#Chemical%20Burn%20Causes emedicine Health] Accessed February 24, 2008</ref> Chemical burns can be caused by [[Corrosive|caustic]] [[chemical compounds]] such as [[sodium hydroxide]] or [[silver nitrate]], and acids such as [[sulfuric acid]].<ref>Chemical Burn Causes [http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic73.htm eMedicine] Accessed February 24, 2008</ref> [[Hydrofluoric acid]] can cause damage down to the bone and its burns are sometimes not immediately evident.<ref>Hydrofluoric Acid Burns [http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic804.htm emedicine] Accessed February 24, 2008</ref>

===Electrical===
{{main|Electrical burn}}
Electrical burns or injuries are classified as high voltage (greater than or equal to 1000&nbsp;[[volts]]), low voltage (less than 1000&nbsp;[[volts]]), or as [[flash burn]]s secondary to an [[electric arc]].<ref name=Tint2010/> The most common causes of electrical burns in children are electrical cords (60%) followed by electrical outlets (14%).<ref name=TBCChp3/><ref>{{cite journal|date=2017|title=Maggot debridement therapy for an electrical burn injury with instructions for the use of Lucilia sericata larvae|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321856095|journal= Journal of Wound Care|doi=10.12968/jowc.2017.26.12.734|last1=Nasoori|first1=A.|last2=Hoomand|first2=R.|volume=26|issue=12|pages=734–741|pmid=29244970}}</ref> [[Lightning]] may also result in electrical burns.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Edlich RF, Farinholt HM, Winters KL, Britt LD, Long WB | title = Modern concepts of treatment and prevention of lightning injuries | journal = Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants | volume = 15 | issue = 2 | pages = 185–96 | year = 2005 | pmid = 15777170 | doi = 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v15.i2.60 }}</ref> Risk factors for being struck include involvement in outdoor activities such as mountain climbing, golf and field sports, and working outside.<ref name=RosenChp140/> Mortality from a lightning strike is about 10%.<ref name=RosenChp140/>


While electrical injuries primarily result in burns, they may also cause [[fractures]] or [[joint dislocation|dislocations]] secondary to [[blunt force trauma]] or [[muscle contraction]]s.<ref name=RosenChp140/> In high voltage injuries, most damage may occur internally and thus the extent of the injury cannot be judged by examination of the skin alone.<ref name=RosenChp140/> Contact with either low voltage or high voltage may produce [[cardiac arrhythmias]] or [[cardiac arrest]].<ref name=RosenChp140/>
===Electrical===<!-- [[Electrical burn]] redirects to here -->
Electrical burns are caused by either an [[electric shock]] or an uncontrolled [[short circuit]]. (A burn from a hot, electrified [[heating element]] is ''not'' considered an electrical burn.) Common occurrences of electrical burns include [[Occupational safety and health|workplace injuries]], or being [[defibrillation|defibrillated or cardioverted]] without a conductive gel. [[Lightning]] is also a rare cause of electrical burns. Since normal [[physiology]] involves a vast number of applications of electrical forces, ranging from [[neuromuscular]] signaling to coordination of wound healing, biological systems are very vulnerable to application of supraphysiologic electric fields. Some [[electrocution]]s produce no external burns at all, as very little [[Electric current|current]] is required to cause [[fibrillation]] of the [[heart]] [[muscle]]. Therefore, even when the injury does not involve any visible tissue damage, electrical shock survivors may experience significant internal injury.<ref>Mechanism of Electrical Injury [http://www.cetri.org/mechanism.html Chicago Electrical Trauma Research Institute] Accessed April 27, 2010</ref> The internal injuries sustained may be disproportionate to the size of the burns seen (if any), and the extent of the damage is not always obvious. Such injuries may lead to [[cardiac arrhythmias]], [[cardiac arrest]], and unexpected falls with resultant [[fractures]].<ref>Electrical Burns: First Aid [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-electrical-burns/FA00027 Mayo Clinic] Accessed February 24, 2008</ref>


===Radiation===
===Radiation===
{{Main|radiation burn}}
{{Main|Radiation burn}}
[[Radiation burn]]s may be caused by protracted exposure to [[ultraviolet light]] (such as from the sun, [[tanning booth]]s or [[arc welding]]) or from [[ionizing radiation]] (such as from [[radiation therapy]], [[X-rays]] or [[radioactive fallout]]).<ref>{{cite book|last=Prahlow|first=Joseph|title=Forensic pathology for police, death investigators, and forensic scientists|year=2010|publisher=Humana|location=Totowa, N.J.|isbn=978-1-59745-404-9|page=485|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF1WTiX0nHEC&pg=PA485|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520001002/https://books.google.com/books?id=rF1WTiX0nHEC&pg=PA485|archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref> Sun exposure is the most common cause of radiation burns and the most common cause of superficial burns overall.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kearns RD, Cairns CB, Holmes JH, Rich PB, Cairns BA | title = Thermal burn care: a review of best practices. What should prehospital providers do for these patients? | journal = EMS World | volume = 42 | issue = 1 | pages = 43–51 | date = January 2013 | pmid = 23393776 }}</ref> There is significant variation in how easily people [[sunburn]] based on their [[skin type]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Balk SJ | title = Ultraviolet radiation: a hazard to children and adolescents | journal = Pediatrics | volume = 127 | issue = 3 | pages = e791-817 | date = March 2011 | pmid = 21357345 | doi = 10.1542/peds.2010-3502 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Skin effects from ionizing radiation depend on the amount of exposure to the area, with hair loss seen after 3&nbsp;[[Gray (unit)|Gy]], redness seen after 10&nbsp;Gy, wet skin peeling after 20&nbsp;Gy, and necrosis after 30&nbsp;Gy.<ref name=RosenChp144>{{cite book|last=Marx|first=John|title=Rosen's emergency medicine : concepts and clinical practice|year=2010|publisher=Mosby/Elsevier|location=Philadelphia|isbn=978-0-323-05472-0|edition=7th|chapter=Chapter 144: Radiation Injuries}}</ref> Redness, if it occurs, may not appear until some time after exposure.<ref name=RosenChp144/> Radiation burns are treated the same as other burns.<ref name=RosenChp144/> [[Microwave burn]]s occur via thermal heating caused by the [[microwaves]].<ref name=Micro2001/> While exposures as short as two seconds may cause injury, overall this is an uncommon occurrence.<ref name=Micro2001>{{cite book|last=Krieger|first=John|title=Clinical environmental health and toxic exposures|year=2001|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|location=Philadelphia, Pa. [u.a.]|isbn=978-0-683-08027-8|page=205|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PyUSgdZUGr4C&pg=PA205|edition=2nd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505132548/https://books.google.com/books?id=PyUSgdZUGr4C&pg=PA205|archive-date=5 May 2016}}</ref>
[[Radiation burns]] are caused by protracted exposure to [[UV light]] (as from the sun), [[tanning booths]], [[radiation therapy]] (as patients who are undergoing [[cancer]] therapy), sunlamps, [[radioactive fallout]], and [[X-rays]]. By far the most common burn associated with radiation is sun exposure, specifically two wavelengths of light [[Ultraviolet|UVA]], and [[UVB]], the latter being more dangerous. Tanning booths also emit these wavelengths and may cause similar damage to the skin such as irritation, redness, swelling, and [[inflammation]]. More severe cases of sun burn result in what is known as [[sun poisoning]]. [[Microwave burn]]s are caused by the thermal effects of [[microwave]] [[electromagnetic radiation|radiation]].


===Scalding===
===Non-accidental===
In those hospitalized from scalds or fire burns, 3{{en dash}}10% are from assault.<ref name=Peck2012/> Reasons include: [[child abuse]], personal disputes, spousal abuse, [[elder abuse]], and business disputes.<ref name=Peck2012/> An immersion injury or immersion scald may indicate child abuse.<ref name=Mag2008>{{cite journal | vauthors = Maguire S, Moynihan S, Mann M, Potokar T, Kemp AM | title = A systematic review of the features that indicate intentional scalds in children | journal = Burns | volume = 34 | issue = 8 | pages = 1072–81 | date = December 2008 | pmid = 18538478 | doi = 10.1016/j.burns.2008.02.011 }}</ref> It is created when an extremity, or sometimes the buttocks are held under the surface of hot water.<ref name=Mag2008/> It typically produces a sharp upper border and is often symmetrical,<ref name=Mag2008/> known as "sock burns", "glove burns", or "zebra stripes" - where folds have prevented certain areas from burning.<ref name=Scielo2011>{{cite journal | vauthors = Gondim RM, Muñoz DR, Petri V | title = Child abuse: skin markers and differential diagnosis | journal = Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia | volume = 86 | issue = 3 | pages = 527–36 | date = June 2011 | pmid = 21738970 | doi = 10.1590/S0365-05962011000300015 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Deliberate [[cigarette burns]] most often found on the face, or the back of the hands and feet.<ref name=Scielo2011/> Other high-risk signs of potential abuse include: circumferential burns, the absence of splash marks, a burn of uniform depth, and association with other signs of neglect or abuse.<ref name=TBCChp61/>
[[Image:Scaldburn.jpg|thumb|Two-day-old scald caused by boiling [[radiator]] fluid.]]
Scalding is caused by hot liquids (water or oil) or gases (steam), most commonly occurring from exposure to high temperature [[tap water]] in baths or showers or spilled hot drinks.<ref>Scald and Burn Care, Public Education [http://www.rochesterhills.org/city_services/fire_department/pubic_education/scald_and_burn_care.asp City of Rochester Hills] Accessed February 24, 2008</ref> A so called ''immersion burn'' is created when an extremity is held under the surface of hot water, and is a common form of burn seen in [[child abuse]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Allasio D, Fischer H |title=Immersion scald burns and the ability of young children to climb into a bathtub |journal=Pediatrics |volume=115 |issue=5 |pages=1419–21 |year=2005 |month=May |pmid=15867058 |doi=10.1542/peds.2004-1550 |url=}}</ref> A blister is a "bubble" in the skin filled with [[serous fluid]] as part of the body's reaction to the heat and nerve damage. The blister "roof" is dead. Steam is a common gas that causes scalds. The injury is usually regional and usually does not cause death. More damage can be caused if hot liquids enter an orifice. However, deaths have occurred in more unusual circumstances, such as when people have accidentally broken a steam pipe. The demographics that are of the highest risk to suffering from scalding are young children, with their delicate skin, and the elderly over 65 years of age.


[[Bride burning]], a form of [[domestic violence]], occurs in some cultures, such as India where women have been burned in revenge for what the husband or his family consider an inadequate [[dowry]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Jutla RK, Heimbach D | title = Love burns: An essay about bride burning in India | journal = The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation | volume = 25 | issue = 2 | pages = 165–70 | date = Mar–Apr 2004 | pmid = 15091143 | doi = 10.1097/01.bcr.0000111929.70876.1f }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Peden|first=Margie|title=World report on child injury prevention|year=2008|publisher=World Health Organization|location=Geneva, Switzerland|isbn=978-92-4-156357-4|page=82|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UeXwoNh8sbwC&pg=PA82|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617123505/https://books.google.com/books?id=UeXwoNh8sbwC&pg=PA82|archive-date=17 June 2016}}</ref> In Pakistan, [[acid throwing|acid burns]] represent 13% of intentional burns, and are frequently related to domestic violence.<ref name=TBCChp61>{{cite book|editor=Herndon D|title=Total burn care|publisher=Saunders|location=Edinburgh|isbn=978-1-4377-2786-9|pages=689–698|edition=4th|chapter=Chapter 61: Intential burn injuries|year=2012}}</ref> [[Self-immolation]] (setting oneself on fire) is also used as a form of protest in various parts of the world.<ref name=Epi2011/>
==Management==
Burns over 10% in children and 15% in adults need hospital admission and fluid resuscitation due to the risk of [[Hypovolemia|hypovolaemic shock]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Hettiaratchy S, Papini R |title=Initial management of a major burn: II--assessment and resuscitation |journal=BMJ |volume=329 |issue=7457 |pages=101–3 |year=2004 |month=July |pmid=15242917 |pmc=449823 |doi=10.1136/bmj.329.7457.101 |url=}}</ref>


== Pathophysiology ==
===First Aid===
[[File:Burn Degree Diagram.svg|thumb|Three degrees of burns]]
Regardless of the cause, the first step in managing a person with a burn is to stop the burning process at the source, and cool the burn wound (but not the patient. It is essential to avoid the "lethal triad" of [[hypothermia]], [[acidosis]] and [[coagulopathy]]).<ref name="pmid19502278">{{cite journal |author=Jansen JO, Thomas R, Loudon MA, Brooks A |title=Damage control resuscitation for patients with major trauma |journal=BMJ |volume=338 |issue= |pages=b1778 |year=2009 |pmid=19502278 |doi= 10.1136/bmj.b1778|url=}}</ref> For instance, with dry powder burns, the powder should be brushed off first. With other burns, the affected area should be rinsed thoroughly with a large amount of clean water. However, cold water should not be applied to a person with extensive burns for a prolonged period (greater than 20 minutes), as it may result in [[hypothermia]]. Do not directly apply ice to a burn wound as it may compound the injury. Iced water, creams, or greasy substances such as butter, should not be applied either.<ref>{{cite web |title=How do I deal with minor burns? |url=http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1047.aspx?CategoryID=72&SubCategoryID=721 |author=NHS Choices |date=3 July 2008 |accessdate=2010-09-22}}</ref><!-- flagged for "Next review due: 02/07/2010" -->
At temperatures greater than {{convert|44|C|F}}, proteins begin [[Denaturation (biochemistry)|losing their three-dimensional shape]] and start breaking down.<ref name=Rosen2009>{{cite book|last=Marx|first=John|title=Rosen's emergency medicine : concepts and clinical practice|year=2010|publisher=Mosby/Elsevier|location=Philadelphia|isbn=978-0-323-05472-0|edition=7th |chapter=Chapter 60: Thermal Burns}}</ref> This results in cell and tissue damage.<ref name=Tint2010/> Many of the direct health effects of a burn are caused by failure of the skin to perform its normal functions, which include: protection from bacteria, skin sensation, [[thermoregulation|body temperature regulation]], and prevention of evaporation of the body's water. Disruption of these functions can lead to infection, [[Hypoesthesia|loss of skin sensation]], [[hypothermia]], and [[hypovolemic shock]] via dehydration (i.e. water in the body evaporated away).<ref name=Tint2010/> Disruption of cell membranes causes cells to lose potassium to the spaces outside the cell and to take up water and sodium.<ref name=Tint2010/>


In large burns (over 30% of the total body surface area), there is a significant [[inflammatory response]].<ref name=Roj2012>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rojas Y, Finnerty CC, Radhakrishnan RS, Herndon DN | title = Burns: an update on current pharmacotherapy | journal = Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy | volume = 13 | issue = 17 | pages = 2485–94 | date = December 2012 | pmid = 23121414 | pmc = 3576016 | doi = 10.1517/14656566.2012.738195 }}</ref> This results in increased [[Extravasation|leakage of fluid]] from the [[capillaries]],<ref name=Schw2010/> and subsequent tissue [[edema]].<ref name=Tint2010/> This causes overall [[Hypovolemia|blood volume loss]], with the remaining blood suffering significant [[Blood plasma|plasma]] loss, making the blood more concentrated.<ref name=Tint2010/> [[Ischemia|Poor blood flow]] to organs like the kidneys and [[gastrointestinal tract]] may result in [[kidney failure]] and [[gastric ulcers|stomach ulcers]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hannon|first=Ruth|title=Porth pathophysiology : concepts of altered health states|year=2010|publisher=Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|location=Philadelphia, PA|isbn=978-1-60547-781-7|page=1516|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2-MFXOEG0lcC&pg=PA1516|edition=1st Canadian|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501122809/https://books.google.com/books?id=2-MFXOEG0lcC&pg=PA1516|archive-date=1 May 2016}}</ref>
To help ease pain people may be placed in a special [[burn recovery bed]] which evenly distributes body weight and helps to prevent painful pressure points and bed sores. Survival and outcome of severe burn injuries is remarkably improved if the patient is treated in a specialized burn center/unit rather than a hospital.

Increased levels of [[catecholamines]] and [[cortisol]] can cause a [[hypermetabolism|hypermetabolic state]] that can last for years.<ref name=Roj2012/> This is associated with increased [[cardiac output]], [[metabolism]], [[tachycardia|a fast heart rate]], and poor [[immune suppression|immune function]].<ref name=Roj2012/>

==Diagnosis==
Burns can be classified by depth, mechanism of injury, extent, and associated injuries. The most commonly used classification is based on the depth of injury. The depth of a burn is usually determined via examination, although a biopsy may also be used.<ref name=Tint2010/> It may be difficult to accurately determine the depth of a burn on a single examination and repeated examinations over a few days may be necessary.<ref name=Schw2010/> In those who have a [[headache]] or are dizzy and have a fire-related burn, [[carbon monoxide poisoning]] should be considered.<ref name=CEM2012/> [[Cyanide poisoning]] should also be considered.<ref name=Schw2010>{{cite book|last=Brunicardi|first=Charles|title=Schwartz's principles of surgery|year=2010|publisher=McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division|location=New York|isbn=978-0-07-154769-7|edition=9th|chapter=Chapter 8: Burns}}</ref>

=== Size ===
[[Image:Wallace rule of nines-en.svg|thumb|Burn grade is determined through, among other things, the size of the skin affected. The image shows the makeup of different body parts, to help assess burn size.]]
The size of a burn is measured as a percentage of [[total body surface area]] (TBSA) affected by partial thickness or full thickness burns.<ref name=Tint2010/> First-degree burns that are only red in color and are not blistering are not included in this estimation.<ref name=Tint2010/> Most burns (70%) involve less than 10% of the TBSA.<ref name=TBCChp3/>

There are a number of methods to determine the TBSA, including the [[Wallace rule of nines]], [[Lund and Browder chart]], and estimations based on a person's palm size.<ref name=EMP2009/> The rule of nines is easy to remember but only accurate in people over 16&nbsp;years of age.<ref name=EMP2009/> More accurate estimates can be made using Lund and Browder charts, which take into account the different proportions of body parts in adults and children.<ref name=EMP2009/> The size of a person's handprint (including the palm and fingers) is approximately 1% of their TBSA.<ref name=EMP2009/>

===Severity===
{| class="wikitable" style = "float: right; margin-left:15px; text-align:center"
|+American Burn Association severity classification<ref name=CEM2012/>
|-
! Minor !! Moderate !! Major
|-
| Adult <10% TBSA || Adult 10–20% TBSA || Adult >20% TBSA
|-
| Young or old < 5% TBSA || Young or old 5–10% TBSA|| Young or old >10% TBSA
|-
| <2% full thickness burn || 2–5% full thickness burn || >5% full thickness burn
|-
| || High voltage injury || High voltage burn
|-
| || Possible inhalation injury || Known inhalation injury
|-
| || Circumferential burn || Significant burn to face, joints, hands, or feet
|-
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To determine the need for referral to a specialized burn unit, the American Burn Association devised a classification system. Under this system, burns can be classified as major, moderate, and minor. This is assessed based on a number of factors, including total body surface area affected, the involvement of specific anatomical zones, the age of the person, and associated injuries.<ref name=CEM2012/> Minor burns can typically be managed at home, moderate burns are often managed in a hospital, and major burns are managed by a burn center.<ref name=CEM2012>{{cite book| veditors = Mahadevan SV, Garmel GM |title=An introduction to clinical emergency medicine|year=2012|publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge|isbn=978-0-521-74776-9|pages=216–219|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pyAlcOfBhjIC&pg=PA216|edition=2nd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520142151/https://books.google.com/books?id=pyAlcOfBhjIC&pg=PA216|archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref> Severe burn injury represents one of the most devastating forms of trauma.<ref>Barayan D, Vinaik R, Auger C, Knuth CM, Abdullahi A, Jeschke MG. Inhibition of Lipolysis With Acipimox Attenuates Postburn White Adipose Tissue Browning and Hepatic Fat Infiltration. ''Shock.'' 2020;53(2):137-145. doi:10.1097/SHK.0000000000001439, 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001439</ref> Despite improvements in burn care, patients can be left to suffer for as many as three years post-injury.<ref>Jeschke MG, Gauglitz GG, Kulp GA, Finnerty CC, Williams FN, Kraft R, Suman OE, Mlcak RP, Herndon DN: Long-term persistence of the pathophysi-ologic response to severe burn injury.PLoS One6:E21245, 2011.</ref>

==Prevention==
Historically, about half of all burns were deemed preventable.<ref name=TBCChp4/> Burn prevention programs have significantly decreased rates of serious burns.<ref name=Rosen2009/> Preventive measures include: limiting hot water temperatures, smoke alarms, sprinkler systems, proper construction of buildings, and fire-resistant clothing.<ref name=TBCChp4/> Experts recommend setting water heaters below {{convert|48.8|C|F|1}}.<ref name=TBCChp3/> Other measures to prevent scalds include using a thermometer to measure bath water temperatures, and splash guards on stoves.<ref name=Rosen2009/> While the effect of the regulation of fireworks is unclear, there is tentative evidence of benefit<ref>{{cite book|last=Jeschke|first=Marc |title=Handbook of Burns Volume 1: Acute Burn Care|year=2012|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-7091-0348-7|page=46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olshnFqCI0kC&pg=PA46|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517021627/https://books.google.com/books?id=olshnFqCI0kC&pg=PA46|archive-date=17 May 2016}}</ref> with recommendations including the limitation of the sale of fireworks to children.<ref name=TBCChp3/>

==Management==
Resuscitation begins with the assessment and stabilization of the person's airway, breathing and circulation.<ref name=EMP2009/> If inhalation injury is suspected, early [[intubation]] may be required.<ref name=Schw2010/> This is followed by care of the burn wound itself. People with extensive burns may be wrapped in clean sheets until they arrive at a hospital.<ref name=Schw2010/> As burn wounds are prone to infection, a tetanus booster shot should be given if an individual has not been immunized within the last five years.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Klingensmith M|title=The Washington manual of surgery|year=2007|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|location=Philadelphia, Pa.|isbn=978-0-7817-7447-5|page=422|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XTYAxJntdvAC&pg=PA422|edition=5th|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520044310/https://books.google.com/books?id=XTYAxJntdvAC&pg=PA422|archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref> In the United States, 95% of burns that present to the emergency department are treated and discharged; 5% require hospital admission.<ref name=Epi2011/> With major burns, early feeding is important.<ref name=Roj2012/><!-- early enteral nutrition --> Protein intake should also be increased, and trace elements and vitamins are often required.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rousseau AF, Losser MR, Ichai C, Berger MM | title = ESPEN endorsed recommendations: nutritional therapy in major burns | language = en | journal = Clinical Nutrition | volume = 32 | issue = 4 | pages = 497–502 | date = August 2013 | pmid = 23582468 | doi = 10.1016/j.clnu.2013.02.012 }}</ref> [[Hyperbaric oxygenation]] may be useful in addition to traditional treatments.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Cianci P, Slade JB, Sato RM, Faulkner J | title = Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of thermal burns | journal = Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine | volume = 40 | issue = 1 | pages = 89–108 | date = Jan–Feb 2013 | pmid = 23397872 }}</ref>


===Intravenous fluids===
===Intravenous fluids===
In those with poor [[tissue perfusion]], boluses of [[fluid replacement|isotonic crystalloid solution]] should be given.<ref name=EMP2009/> In children with more than 10–20%&nbsp;TBSA (Total Body Surface Area) burns, and adults with more than 15%&nbsp;TBSA burns, formal fluid resuscitation and monitoring should follow.<ref name=EMP2009/><ref name=Enoch2009>{{cite journal | vauthors = Enoch S, Roshan A, Shah M | s2cid = 40561988 | title = Emergency and early management of burns and scalds | journal = BMJ | volume = 338 | pages = b1037 | date = April 2009 | pmid = 19357185 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.b1037 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hettiaratchy S, Papini R | title = Initial management of a major burn: II--assessment and resuscitation | journal = BMJ | volume = 329 | issue = 7457 | pages = 101–3 | date = July 2004 | pmid = 15242917 | pmc = 449823 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.329.7457.101 }}</ref> This should be begun pre-hospital if possible in those with burns greater than 25%&nbsp;TBSA.<ref name=Enoch2009/> The [[Parkland formula]] can help determine the volume of intravenous fluids required over the first 24&nbsp;hours.<!-- <ref name=Schw2010/> --> The formula is based on the affected individual's TBSA and weight. Half of the fluid is administered over the first 8&nbsp;hours, and the remainder over the following 16&nbsp;hours.<!-- <ref name=Schw2010/> --> The time is calculated from when the burn occurred, and not from the time that fluid resuscitation began.<!-- <ref name=Schw2010/> --> Children require additional maintenance fluid that includes [[glucose]].<ref name=Schw2010/> Additionally, those with inhalation injuries require more fluid.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jeschke|first=Marc|title=Handbook of Burns Volume 1: Acute Burn Care|year=2012|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-7091-0348-7|page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olshnFqCI0kC&pg=PA77|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519022020/https://books.google.com/books?id=olshnFqCI0kC&pg=PA77|archive-date=19 May 2016}}</ref> While inadequate fluid resuscitation may cause problems, over-resuscitation can also be detrimental.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Endorf FW, Ahrenholz D | title = Burn management | journal = Current Opinion in Critical Care | volume = 17 | issue = 6 | pages = 601–5 | date = December 2011 | pmid = 21986459 | doi = 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32834c563f | s2cid = 5525939 }}</ref> The formulas are only a guide, with infusions ideally tailored to a [[urinary output]] of >30&nbsp;mL/h in adults or >1mL/kg in children and [[mean arterial pressure]] greater than 60&nbsp;mmHg.<ref name=Schw2010/>
Children with TBSA >10% and adults with TBSA > 15% need formal fluid resuscitation and monitoring (blood pressure, pulse rate, temperature and urine output).<ref name="isbn1-4160-3274-6">{{cite book |author=Herndon, David N. |title=Total Burn Care |chapter=Chapter 9 Total Burn Care |publisher=Saunders |location=Philadelphia |year=2007 |pages=880 |isbn=1-4160-3274-6 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> Once the burning process has been stopped, the patient should be volume resuscitated according to the [[Parkland Memorial Hospital|Parkland]] formula . This formula calculates the amount of Ringer's lactate required to be administered to the burn victim over the first 24hrs post-burn.


While [[lactated Ringer's solution]] is often used, there is no evidence that it is superior to [[normal saline]].<ref name=EMP2009/> [[Crystalloid fluids]] appear just as good as [[colloid fluids]], and as colloids are more expensive they are not recommended.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lewis SR, Pritchard MW, Evans DJ, Butler AR, Alderson P, Smith AF, Roberts I | title = Colloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill people | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 8 | pages = CD000567 | date = August 2018 | issue = 8 | pmid = 30073665 | pmc = 6513027 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD000567.pub7 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Eljaiek R, Heylbroeck C, Dubois MJ | title = Albumin administration for fluid resuscitation in burn patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis | journal = Burns | volume = 43 | issue = 1 | pages = 17–24 | date = February 2017 | pmid = 27613476 | doi = 10.1016/j.burns.2016.08.001 }}</ref> [[Blood transfusions]] are rarely required.<ref name=Tint2010/> They are typically only recommended when the [[hemoglobin]] level falls below 60-80&nbsp;g/L (6-8&nbsp;g/dL)<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Curinga G, Jain A, Feldman M, Prosciak M, Phillips B, Milner S | title = Red blood cell transfusion following burn | journal = Burns | volume = 37 | issue = 5 | pages = 742–52 | date = August 2011 | pmid = 21367529 | doi = 10.1016/j.burns.2011.01.016 }}</ref> due to the associated risk of complications.<ref name=Schw2010/> Intravenous catheters may be placed through burned skin if needed or [[intraosseous infusion]]s may be used.<ref name=Schw2010/>
Parkland formula: 4mls x total body surface area sustaining 2nd/3rd/4th degree burns x patient's weight in kgs.


=== Wound care ===
Half of this total volume should be administered over the first 8hrs, with the remainder given over the following 16hrs. It is important to note that this time frame is calculated from the time at which the burn is sustained, and not the time at which fluid resuscitation is begun. Children also require the addition of maintenance fluid volume. Such injuries can disturb a person's [[osmotic balance]]. <ref name="pmid7034584">{{cite journal |author=Lee JA |title=Sydney Ringer (1834-1910) and Alexis Hartmann (1898-1964) |journal=Anaesthesia |volume=36 |issue=12 |pages=1115–21 |year=1981 |month=December |pmid=7034584 |doi= 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1981.tb08698.x|url=http://www.dr-green.co.uk/PDFs/Ringer%20and%20Hartmann.pdf |format=PDF}}</ref> Inhalation injuries in conjunction with thermal burns initially require up to 40–50% more fluid.
Early cooling (within 30 minutes of the burn) reduces burn depth and pain, but care must be taken as over-cooling can result in hypothermia.<ref name=Tint2010/><ref name=EMP2009/> It should be performed with cool water {{convert|10|–|25|C|F|1}} and not ice water as the latter can cause further injury.<ref name=EMP2009/><ref name=Rosen2009/> Chemical burns may require extensive irrigation.<ref name=Tint2010/> Cleaning with soap and water, [[debridement|removal of dead tissue]], and application of dressings are important aspects of wound care.<!-- <ref name=Rosen2009/> --> If intact blisters are present, it is not clear what should be done with them.<!-- <ref name=Rosen2009/> --> Some tentative evidence supports leaving them intact.<!-- <ref name=Rosen2009/> --> Second-degree burns should be re-evaluated after two days.<ref name=Rosen2009/>


In the management of first and second-degree burns, little quality evidence exists to determine which dressing type to use.<ref name="The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews">{{cite journal | vauthors = Wasiak J, Cleland H, Campbell F, Spinks A | title = Dressings for superficial and partial thickness burns | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 3 | issue = 3 | pages = CD002106 | date = March 2013 | pmid = 23543513 | pmc = 7065523 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD002106.pub4 | hdl-access = free | hdl = 10072/58266 }}</ref> It is reasonable to manage first-degree burns without dressings.<ref name=Rosen2009/> While topical antibiotics are often recommended, there is little evidence to support their use.<ref name=Anti2010/><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hoogewerf CJ, Hop MJ, Nieuwenhuis MK, Oen IM, Middelkoop E, Van Baar ME | title = Topical treatment for facial burns | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2020 | pages = CD008058 | date = July 2020 | issue = 7 | pmid = 32725896 | pmc = 7390507 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.cd008058.pub3 }}</ref> [[Silver sulfadiazine]] (a type of antibiotic) is not recommended as it potentially prolongs healing time.<ref name="The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews" /><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barajas-Nava LA, López-Alcalde J, Roqué i Figuls M, Solà I, Bonfill Cosp X | title = Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing burn wound infection | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | issue = 6 | pages = CD008738 | date = June 2013 | pmid = 23740764 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD008738.pub2 | doi-access = free | pmc = 11303740 }}</ref> There is insufficient evidence to support the use of dressings containing [[silver]]<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Storm-Versloot MN, Vos CG, Ubbink DT, Vermeulen H | title = Topical silver for preventing wound infection | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | issue = 3 | pages = CD006478 | date = March 2010 | pmid = 20238345 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD006478.pub2 | veditors = Storm-Versloot MN }}</ref> or [[negative-pressure wound therapy]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Dumville JC, Munson C, Christie J | title = Negative pressure wound therapy for partial-thickness burns | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2014 | issue = 12 | pages = CD006215 | date = December 2014 | pmid = 25500895 | pmc = 7389115 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD006215.pub4 }}</ref> Silver sulfadiazine does not appear to differ from silver containing foam dressings with respect to healing.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chaganti P, Gordon I, Chao JH, Zehtabchi S | title = A systematic review of foam dressings for partial thickness burns | journal = The American Journal of Emergency Medicine | volume = 37 | issue = 6 | pages = 1184–1190 | date = June 2019 | pmid = 31000315 | doi = 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.04.014 | s2cid = 121615225 }}</ref>
The formula is a guide only and infusions must be tailored to the [[urine]] output and [[central venous pressure]]. Inadequate fluid resuscitation causes [[renal failure]] and [[death]] but over-resuscitation also causes morbidity and mortality. All resuscitation formulae should be delivered as a goal directed therapy to prevent the complications of hypovolaemic shock or over-hydration.


===Wound management===
===Medications===
Burns can be very painful and a number of different options may be used for [[pain management]].<!-- <ref name=Rosen2009/> --> These include simple analgesics (such as [[ibuprofen]] and [[acetaminophen]]) and [[opioids]] such as morphine.<!-- <ref name=Rosen2009/> --> [[Benzodiazepines]] may be used in addition to [[analgesic]]s to help with anxiety.<ref name=Rosen2009/> During the healing process, [[antihistamines]], [[massage]], or [[transcutaneous nerve stimulation]] may be used to aid with itching.<ref name=Itchy2009/> Antihistamines, however, are only effective for this purpose in 20% of people.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Zachariah JR, Rao AL, Prabha R, Gupta AK, Paul MK, Lamba S | title = Post burn pruritus--a review of current treatment options | journal = Burns | volume = 38 | issue = 5 | pages = 621–9 | date = August 2012 | pmid = 22244605 | doi = 10.1016/j.burns.2011.12.003 }}</ref> There is tentative evidence supporting the use of [[gabapentin]]<ref name=Itchy2009/> and its use may be reasonable in those who do not improve with antihistamines.<ref name=TBCChp64>{{cite book|editor=Herndon D|title=Total burn care|publisher=Saunders|location=Edinburgh|isbn=978-1-4377-2786-9|page=726|edition=4th|chapter=Chapter 64: Management of pain and other discomforts in burned patients|year=2012}}</ref> Intravenous [[lidocaine]] requires more study before it can be recommended for pain.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Wasiak J, Mahar PD, McGuinness SK, Spinks A, Danilla S, Cleland H, Tan HB | title = Intravenous lidocaine for the treatment of background or procedural burn pain | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 10 | issue = 10 | pages = CD005622 | date = October 2014 | pmid = 25321859 | pmc = 6508369 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD005622.pub4 }}</ref>
[[Debridement]] cleaning and then dressings are important aspects of wound care. The wound should then be regularly re-evaluated until it is healed.<ref name="TBC3" /> In the management of first and second degree burns little quality evidence exists to determine which type of dressing should be used.<ref name="Wasiak J, Cleland H, Campbell F 2008 CD002106">{{cite journal |author=Wasiak J, Cleland H, Campbell F |title=Dressings for superficial and partial thickness burns |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume= |issue=4 |pages=CD002106 |year=2008 |pmid=18843629 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD002106.pub3 |url=}}</ref> [[Silver sulfadiazine]] (Flamazine) is not recommended as it potentially prolongs healing time<ref name="Wasiak J, Cleland H, Campbell F 2008 CD002106"/> while [[biosynthetic]] dressings may speed healing.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Hubley P |title=Review: evidence on dressings for superficial burns is of poor quality |journal=Evid Based Nurs |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=78 |year=2009 |month=July |pmid=19553415 |doi=10.1136/ebn.12.3.78 |url=}}</ref>


Intravenous [[antibiotic]]s are recommended before surgery for those with extensive burns (>60% TBSA).<ref name=TBCChp31>{{cite book|editor=Herndon D|title=Total burn care|publisher=Saunders|location=Edinburgh|isbn=978-1-4377-2786-9|page=664|edition=4th|chapter=Chapter 31: Etiology and prevention of multisystem organ failure|year=2012}}</ref> {{As of|2008}}, guidelines do not recommend their general use due to concerns regarding [[antibiotic resistance]]<ref name=Anti2010>{{cite journal | vauthors = Avni T, Levcovich A, Ad-El DD, Leibovici L, Paul M | title = Prophylactic antibiotics for burns patients: systematic review and meta-analysis | journal = BMJ | volume = 340 | pages = c241 | date = February 2010 | pmid = 20156911 | pmc = 2822136 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.c241 }}</ref> and the increased risk of [[Mycosis|fungal infections]].<ref name=Schw2010/> Tentative evidence, however, shows that they may improve survival rates in those with large and severe burns.<ref name=Anti2010/> [[Erythropoietin]] has not been found effective to prevent or treat anemia in burn cases.<ref name=Schw2010/> In burns caused by hydrofluoric acid, [[calcium gluconate]] is a specific [[antidote]] and may be used intravenously and/or topically.<ref name=HF2008/> [[Recombinant human growth hormone]] (rhGH) in those with burns that involve more than 40% of their body appears to speed healing without affecting the risk of death.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Breederveld RS, Tuinebreijer WE | title = Recombinant human growth hormone for treating burns and donor sites | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2014 | issue = 9 | pages = CD008990 | date = September 2014 | pmid = 25222766 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD008990.pub3 | pmc = 7119450 }}</ref> The use of [[steroids]] is of unclear evidence.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Snell JA, Loh NH, Mahambrey T, Shokrollahi K | title = Clinical review: the critical care management of the burn patient | journal = Critical Care | volume = 17 | issue = 5 | pages = 241 | date = October 2013 | pmid = 24093225 | pmc = 4057496 | doi = 10.1186/cc12706 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
===Antibiotics===
Intravenous antibiotics may improve survival in those with large severe burns however due to the poor quality of the evidence routine use is not currently recommended.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Avni T, Levcovich A, Ad-El DD, Leibovici L, Paul M |title=Prophylactic antibiotics for burns patients: systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=BMJ |volume=340 |issue= |pages=c241 |year=2010 |pmid=20156911 |pmc=2822136 |doi= 10.1136/bmj.c241|url=}}</ref>


[[Allogeneic cultured keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts in murine collagen]] (Stratagraft) was approved for medical use in the United States in June 2021.<ref name="FDA PR 20210615">{{cite press release | title=FDA Approves StrataGraft for the Treatment of Adults with Thermal Burns | website=U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) | date=15 June 2021 | url=https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-stratagraft-treatment-adults-thermal-burns | access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref>
===Analgesics===
A number of different options are used for pain management. These include simple analgesics ( such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen ) and narcotics. A [[local anesthetic]] may help in managing pain of minor first-degree and second-degree burns.<ref>Minor Burns [http://quickcare.org/skin/burns.html quickcare.org] Accessed February 25, 2008</ref>


===Surgery===
===Surgery===
Wounds requiring surgical closure with skin grafts or flaps should be dealt with as early as possible.<ref name="TBC3" /> Circumferential burns of digits, limbs or the chest may need urgent surgical release of the burnt skin ([[escharotomy]]) to prevent problems with distal circulation or ventilation.<ref name="TBC3" />
Wounds requiring surgical closure with [[Skin grafting|skin grafts]] or flaps (typically anything more than a small full thickness burn) should be dealt with as early as possible.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jeschke|first=Marc|title=Handbook of Burns Volume 1: Acute Burn Care|year=2012|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-7091-0348-7|page=266|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=olshnFqCI0kC&pg=PA266|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510210401/https://books.google.com/books?id=olshnFqCI0kC&pg=PA266|archive-date=10 May 2016}}</ref> Circumferential burns of the limbs or chest may need urgent surgical release of the skin, known as an [[escharotomy]].<ref name=Surgery2009/> This is done to treat or prevent problems with distal circulation, or ventilation.<ref name=Surgery2009>{{cite journal | vauthors = Orgill DP, Piccolo N | title = Escharotomy and decompressive therapies in burns | journal = Journal of Burn Care & Research | volume = 30 | issue = 5 | pages = 759–68 | date = Sep–Oct 2009 | pmid = 19692906 | doi = 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181b47cd3 }}</ref> It is uncertain if it is useful for neck or digit burns.<ref name=Surgery2009/> [[Fasciotomy|Fasciotomies]] may be required for electrical burns.<ref name=Surgery2009/>


Skin grafts can involve temporary skin substitutes, derived from animal (human donor or pig) skin or synthesized. They are used to cover the wound as a dressing, preventing infection and fluid loss, but will eventually need to be removed. Alternatively, human skin can be treated to be left on permanently without rejection.<ref>{{cite web |title=General data about burns |url=http://burncentrecare.co.uk/burn_wounds_surgery.htm |website=Burn Centre Care |access-date=24 June 2019 |archive-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018055607/http://burncentrecare.co.uk/burn_wounds_surgery.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Alternative treatments===
[[Hyperbaric oxygenation]] has not been shown to be a useful adjunct to traditional treatments.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Villanueva E, Bennett MH, Wasiak J, Lehm JP |title=Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for thermal burns |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume= |issue=3 |pages=CD004727 |year=2004 |pmid=15266540 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD004727.pub2 |url=}}</ref> Honey has been used since ancient times to aid wound healing and may be beneficial in first and second degree burns, but may cause infection.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Jull AB, Rodgers A, Walker N |title=Honey as a topical treatment for wounds |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume= |issue=4 |pages=CD005083 |year=2008 |pmid=18843679 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD005083.pub2 |url=}}</ref>


There is no evidence that the use of copper sulphate to visualise phosphorus particles for removal can help with wound healing due to phosphorus burns. Meanwhile, absorption of copper sulphate into the blood circulation can be harmful.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barqouni L, Abu Shaaban N, Elessi K | title = Interventions for treating phosphorus burns | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | issue = 6 | pages = CD008805 | date = June 2014 | volume = 2014 | pmid = 24896368 | pmc = 7173745 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD008805.pub3 | collaboration = Cochrane Wounds Group }}</ref>
==Prognosis==
The outcome of any injury or disease depends on three things: the nature of the injury, the nature of the patient and the treatment available. In terms of injury factors in burns the prognosis depends primarily on the burn surface area (% TBSA) and the age of the patient. The presence of smoke inhalation injury, other significant injuries such as long bone fractures and serious co-morbidities (heart disease, diabetes, psychiatric illness, suicidal intent etc.) will also adversely influence prognosis. Advances in resuscitation, surgical management, control of infection, control of the hyper-metabolic response and rehabilitation have resulted in dramatic improvements in burn mortality and morbidity in the last 60 years. Following a major burn injury, heart rate and [[peripheral vascular resistance]] increase. This is due to the release of [[catecholamines]] from injured tissues, and the relative [[hypovolemia]] that occurs from fluid volume shifts. Initially [[cardiac output]] decreases. At approximately 24 hours after burn injuries (for patients receiving fluid resuscitation) [[cardiac output]] returns to normal, then increases to meet the hypermetabolic needs of the body.


===Alternative medicine===
[[Infection]] is a major complication of burns. Infection is linked to impaired resistance from disruption of the skin's mechanical integrity and generalized immune suppression. The skin barrier is replaced by [[eschar]]. This moist, protein rich avascular environment encourages microbial growth. Migration of immune cells is hampered, and there is a release of intermediaries that impede the immune response. [[Eschar]] also restricts distribution of systemically administered [[antibiotics]] because of its avascularity.
Honey has been used since ancient times to aid wound healing and may be beneficial in first- and second-degree burns.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Wijesinghe M, Weatherall M, Perrin K, Beasley R | title = Honey in the treatment of burns: a systematic review and meta-analysis of its efficacy | journal = The New Zealand Medical Journal | volume = 122 | issue = 1295 | pages = 47–60 | date = May 2009 | pmid = 19648986 }}</ref> There is moderate evidence that honey helps heal partial thickness burns.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Norman G, Christie J, Liu Z, Westby MJ, Jefferies JM, Hudson T, Edwards J, Mohapatra DP, Hassan IA, Dumville JC | display-authors = 6 | title = Antiseptics for burns | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 7 | pages = CD011821 | date = July 2017 | issue = 7 | pmid = 28700086 | pmc = 6483239 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.cd011821.pub2 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Jull AB, Cullum N, Dumville JC, Westby MJ, Deshpande S, Walker N | title = Honey as a topical treatment for wounds | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 3 | issue = 3 | pages = CD005083 | date = March 2015 | pmid = 25742878 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD005083.pub4 | pmc = 9719456 }}</ref> The evidence for [[aloe vera]] is of poor quality.<ref name=Aloe2012/> While it might be beneficial in reducing pain,<ref name=AFP2012>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lloyd EC, Rodgers BC, Michener M, Williams MS | title = Outpatient burns: prevention and care | journal = American Family Physician | volume = 85 | issue = 1 | pages = 25–32 | date = January 2012 | pmid = 22230304 }}</ref> and a review from 2007 found tentative evidence of improved healing times,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Maenthaisong R, Chaiyakunapruk N, Niruntraporn S, Kongkaew C | title = The efficacy of aloe vera used for burn wound healing: a systematic review | journal = Burns | volume = 33 | issue = 6 | pages = 713–8 | date = September 2007 | pmid = 17499928 | doi = 10.1016/j.burns.2006.10.384 }}</ref> a subsequent review from 2012 did not find improved healing over silver sulfadiazine.<ref name=Aloe2012>{{cite journal | vauthors = Dat AD, Poon F, Pham KB, Doust J | title = Aloe vera for treating acute and chronic wounds | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2012 | issue = 2 | pages = CD008762 | date = February 2012 | pmid = 22336851 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD008762.pub2 | pmc = 9943919 | url = http://epublications.bond.edu.au/hsm_pubs/499 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> There were only three randomized controlled trials for the use of plants for burns, two for aloe vera and one for oatmeal.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Bahramsoltani R, Farzaei MH, Rahimi R | title = Medicinal plants and their natural components as future drugs for the treatment of burn wounds: an integrative review | journal = Archives of Dermatological Research | volume = 306 | issue = 7 | pages = 601–17 | date = September 2014 | pmid = 24895176 | doi = 10.1007/s00403-014-1474-6 | s2cid = 23859340 }}</ref>


There is little evidence that [[vitamin E]] helps with keloids or scarring.<ref name=Juck2009/> Butter is not recommended.<ref>{{cite book| first1 = Carol | last1 = Turkington | first2 = Jeffrey S | last2 = Dover | first3 = Birck | last3 = Cox |title=The encyclopedia of skin and skin disorders|year=2007|publisher=Facts on File|location=New York, NY|isbn=978-0-8160-7509-6|page=64|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GKVPHoIs8uIC&pg=PA64|edition=3rd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518052410/https://books.google.com/books?id=GKVPHoIs8uIC&pg=PA64|archive-date=18 May 2016}}</ref> In low income countries, burns are treated up to one-third of the time with [[traditional medicine]], which may include applications of eggs, mud, leaves or cow dung.<ref name=LMIC2006>{{cite journal | vauthors = Forjuoh SN | title = Burns in low- and middle-income countries: a review of available literature on descriptive epidemiology, risk factors, treatment, and prevention | journal = Burns | volume = 32 | issue = 5 | pages = 529–37 | date = August 2006 | pmid = 16777340 | doi = 10.1016/j.burns.2006.04.002 }}</ref> Surgical management is limited in some cases due to insufficient financial resources and availability.<ref name=LMIC2006/> There are a number of other methods that may be used in addition to medications to reduce procedural pain and anxiety including: [[virtual reality therapy]], [[hypnosis]], and behavioral approaches such as distraction techniques.<ref name=TBCChp64/>
Risk factors of burn wound infection include:
* Burn > 30% TBS
* Full-thickness burn
* Extremes in age (very young, very old)
* Preexisting disease e.g. [[diabetes]]
* Virulence and antibiotic resistance of colonizing organism
* Failed [[skin graft]]
* Improper initial burn wound care
* Prolonged open burn wound


=== Patient support ===
Burn wounds are prone to [[tetanus]]. A tetanus booster shot is required if individual has not been immunized within the last 5 years.
Burn patients require support and care – both physiological and psychological. Respiratory failure, sepsis, and multi-organ system failure are common in hospitalized burn patients. To prevent hypothermia and maintain normal body temperature, burn patients with over 20% of burn injuries should be kept in an environment with the temperature at or above 30 degree Celsius.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-09-26|title=Medically Sound: Treating and Caring for Burn, Electricity, and Radiation Victims|url=https://urmedlife.blogspot.com/2020/09/accidentally-scarred-for-life-yet-still.html|access-date=2020-11-01|website=Medically Sound}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=November 2020}}


Metabolism in burn patients proceeds at a higher than normal speed due to the whole-body process and rapid fatty acid substrate cycles, which can be countered with an adequate supply of energy, nutrients, and antioxidants. Enteral feeding a day after resuscitation is required to reduce risk of infection, recovery time, non-infectious complications, hospital stay, long-term damage, and mortality. Controlling blood glucose levels can have an impact on liver function and survival.
Circumferential burns of extremities may compromise circulation. Elevation of limb may help to prevent dependent edema. An [[Escharotomy]] may be required.


Risk of thromboembolism is high and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that does not resolve with maximal ventilator use is also a common complication. Scars are long-term after-effects of a burn injury. Psychological support is required to cope with the aftermath of a fire accident, while to prevent scars and long-term damage to the skin and other body structures consulting with burn specialists, preventing infections, consuming nutritious foods, early and aggressive rehabilitation, and using compressive clothing are recommended.
Acute Tubular Necrosis of the kidneys can be caused by [[myoglobin]] and [[hemoglobin]] released from damaged muscles and red blood cells. This is common in electrical burns or crush injuries where adequate fluid resuscitation has not been achieved.

==Prognosis==
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The prognosis is worse in those with larger burns, those who are older, and females.<ref name=Tint2010/> The presence of a [[smoke inhalation]] injury, other significant injuries such as long bone fractures, and serious co-morbidities (e.g. heart disease, diabetes, psychiatric illness, and suicidal intent) also influence prognosis.<ref name=Tint2010/> On average, of those admitted to burn centers in the United States, 4% die,<ref name=TBCChp3/> with the outcome for individuals dependent on the extent of the burn injury. For example, admittees with burn areas less than 10% TBSA had a mortality rate of less than 1%, while admittees with over 90% TBSA had a mortality rate of 85%.<ref name=ABA2012pg10/> In Afghanistan, people with more than 60% TBSA burns rarely survive.<ref name=TBCChp3/> The [[Baux score]] has historically been used to determine prognosis of major burns. However, with improved care, it is no longer very accurate.<ref name=Schw2010/> The score is determined by adding the size of the burn (%&nbsp;TBSA) to the age of the person and taking that to be more or less equal to the risk of death.<ref name=Schw2010/> Burns in 2013 resulted in 1.2 million [[years lived with disability]] and 12.3 million [[disability adjusted life years]].<ref name=GBD2016/>

=== Complications ===
A number of complications may occur, with [[infection]]s being the most common.<ref name=TBCChp3/> In order of frequency, potential complications include: [[pneumonia]], [[cellulitis]], [[urinary tract infections]] and respiratory failure.<ref name=TBCChp3/> Risk factors for infection include: burns of more than 30% TBSA, full-thickness burns, extremes of age (young or old), or burns involving the legs or perineum.<ref>{{cite book |editor-first1 = Christopher | editor-last1 = King | editor-first2 = Fred M. | editor-last2 = Henretig | editor-first3 = Brent R. | editor-last3 = King | editor-first4 = John | editor-last4 = Loiselle | editor-first5 = Richard M. | editor-last5 = Ruddy| editor-first6 = James F. | editor-last6 = Wiley II |title=Textbook of pediatric emergency procedures|year=2008|publisher=Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|location=Philadelphia|isbn=978-0-7817-5386-9|page=1077|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xi0rlODiFY0C&pg=PA1077|edition=2nd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522005447/https://books.google.com/books?id=Xi0rlODiFY0C&pg=PA1077|archive-date=22 May 2016}}</ref> Pneumonia occurs particularly commonly in those with inhalation injuries.<ref name=Schw2010/>

Anemia secondary to full thickness burns of greater than 10% TBSA is common.<ref name=EMP2009/> Electrical burns may lead to [[compartment syndrome]] or [[rhabdomyolysis]] due to muscle breakdown.<ref name=Schw2010/> [[Deep vein thrombosis|Blood clotting in the veins of the legs]] is estimated to occur in 6 to 25% of people.<ref name=Schw2010/> The hypermetabolic state that may persist for years after a major burn can result in a decrease in bone density and a loss of muscle mass.<ref name=Roj2012/> [[Keloids]] may form subsequent to a burn, particularly in those who are young and dark skinned.<ref name=Juck2009>{{cite journal | vauthors = Juckett G, Hartman-Adams H | title = Management of keloids and hypertrophic scars | journal = American Family Physician | volume = 80 | issue = 3 | pages = 253–60 | date = August 2009 | pmid = 19621835 }}</ref> Following a burn, children may have significant psychological trauma and experience [[post-traumatic stress disorder]].<ref name=Psyc2009/> Scarring may also result in a disturbance in body image.<ref name=Psyc2009>{{cite book|last=Roberts|first= Michael C. |title=Handbook of pediatric psychology.|year=2009|publisher=Guilford|location=New York|isbn=978-1-60918-175-8|page=421|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=niMTm_3_KBoC&pg=PA421|edition=4th|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430060735/https://books.google.com/books?id=niMTm_3_KBoC&pg=PA421|archive-date=30 April 2016}}</ref> To treat hypertrophic scars (raised, tense, stiff and itchy scars) and limit their effect on physical function and everyday activities, silicone sheeting and compression garments are recommended.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 5, 2018 |title=ACI Statewide Burn Injury Service. Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Clinical Practice Guidelines |url=http://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/236151/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines-Burns-Physiotherapy-and-Occupational-Therapy.pdf |access-date=18 February 2023 |archive-date=19 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419091615/https://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/236151/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines-Burns-Physiotherapy-and-Occupational-Therapy.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Monstrey |first1=Stan |last2=Middelkoop |first2=Esther |last3=Vranckx |first3=Jan Jeroen |last4=Bassetto |first4=Franco |last5=Ziegler |first5=Ulrich E. |last6=Meaume |first6=Sylvie |last7=Téot |first7=Luc |date=August 2014 |title=Updated Scar Management Practical Guidelines: Non-invasive and invasive measures |journal=Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery |language=en |volume=67 |issue=8 |pages=1017–1025 |doi=10.1016/j.bjps.2014.04.011|pmid=24888226 |doi-access=free |hdl=11577/2834337 |hdl-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Meaume |first1=Sylvie |last2=Le Pillouer-Prost |first2=Anne |last3=Richert |first3=Bertrand |last4=Roseeuw |first4=Diane |last5=Vadoud |first5=Javid |date=July 2014 |title=Management of scars: updated practical guidelines and use of silicones |journal=European Journal of Dermatology |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=435–443 |doi=10.1684/ejd.2014.2356 |pmid=25141160 |s2cid=25937084 |issn=1167-1122|doi-access=free }}</ref> In the developing world, significant burns may result in social isolation, [[extreme poverty]] and [[child abandonment]].<ref name=Epi2011/>


==Epidemiology==
==Epidemiology==
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According to the American Burn Association<ref name="ABA">{{cite web |url=http://www.ameriburn.org/resources_factsheet.php |title=American Burn Association |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>, an estimated 500,000 burn injuries receive medical treatment yearly in the United States. The 2009 National Burn Repository reports the most common cause of burns as direct fire/flame (43%) followed by scalds (30%). Scald injuries were the predominant cause in children under the age of 5. Burns sustained at home accounted for 65.5% of all burn injuries in the United States that year, and had a mortality rate of 4% overall. This mortality rate was directly associated with advancing age, burn size and the presence of inhalational injury. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ameriburn.org/resources_factsheet.php |title=American Burn Association |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> It is estimated that approximately 75% of deaths from burns and fires in the United States occur either at the scene of the incident or enroute to medical facilities. Demographically, burn victims in the United States tended to be male (70%) and to have suffered their injuries in a residential setting (43%).<ref name="ABA"></ref>
In 2015 fire and heat resulted in 67 million injuries.<ref name=GBD2015Pre/> This resulted in about 2.9 million hospitalizations and 238,000 dying.<ref name=GBD2016/> This is down from 300,000 deaths in 1990.<ref>{{cite journal| title = Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 | journal = The Lancet | volume = 385 | issue = 9963 | pages = 117–71 | date = January 2015 | pmid = 25530442 | pmc = 4340604 | doi = 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61682-2 | author1 = GBD 2013 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators }}</ref> This makes it the fourth leading cause of injuries after [[motor vehicle collision]]s, falls, and [[violence]].<ref name=Epi2011>{{cite journal | vauthors = Peck MD | title = Epidemiology of burns throughout the world. Part I: Distribution and risk factors | journal = Burns | volume = 37 | issue = 7 | pages = 1087–100 | date = November 2011 | pmid = 21802856 | doi = 10.1016/j.burns.2011.06.005 }}</ref> About 90% of burns occur in the [[developing world]].<ref name=Epi2011/> This has been attributed partly to overcrowding and an unsafe cooking situation.<ref name=Epi2011/> Overall, nearly 60% of fatal burns occur in [[WHO regions|Southeast Asia]] with a rate of 11.6 per 100,000.<ref name=TBCChp3/> The number of fatal burns has changed from 280,000 in 1990 to 176,000 in 2015.<ref name=Loz2012>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lozano R, Naghavi M, Foreman K, Lim S, Shibuya K, Aboyans V, Abraham J, Adair T, Aggarwal R, Ahn SY, Alvarado M, Anderson HR, Anderson LM, Andrews KG, Atkinson C, Baddour LM, Barker-Collo S, Bartels DH, Bell ML, Benjamin EJ, Bennett D, Bhalla K, Bikbov B, Bin Abdulhak A, Birbeck G, Blyth F, Bolliger I, Boufous S, Bucello C, Burch M, Burney P, Carapetis J, Chen H, Chou D, Chugh SS, Coffeng LE, Colan SD, Colquhoun S, Colson KE, Condon J, Connor MD, Cooper LT, Corriere M, Cortinovis M, de Vaccaro KC, Couser W, Cowie BC, Criqui MH, Cross M, Dabhadkar KC, Dahodwala N, De Leo D, Degenhardt L, Delossantos A, Denenberg J, Des Jarlais DC, Dharmaratne SD, Dorsey ER, Driscoll T, Duber H, Ebel B, Erwin PJ, Espindola P, Ezzati M, Feigin V, Flaxman AD, Forouzanfar MH, Fowkes FG, Franklin R, Fransen M, Freeman MK, Gabriel SE, Gakidou E, Gaspari F, Gillum RF, Gonzalez-Medina D, Halasa YA, Haring D, Harrison JE, Havmoeller R, Hay RJ, Hoen B, Hotez PJ, Hoy D, Jacobsen KH, James SL, Jasrasaria R, Jayaraman S, Johns N, Karthikeyan G, Kassebaum N, Keren A, Khoo JP, Knowlton LM, Kobusingye O, Koranteng A, Krishnamurthi R, Lipnick M, Lipshultz SE, Ohno SL, Mabweijano J, MacIntyre MF, Mallinger L, March L, Marks GB, Marks R, Matsumori A, Matzopoulos R, Mayosi BM, McAnulty JH, McDermott MM, McGrath J, Mensah GA, Merriman TR, Michaud C, Miller M, Miller TR, Mock C, Mocumbi AO, Mokdad AA, Moran A, Mulholland K, Nair MN, Naldi L, Narayan KM, Nasseri K, Norman P, O'Donnell M, Omer SB, Ortblad K, Osborne R, Ozgediz D, Pahari B, Pandian JD, Rivero AP, Padilla RP, Perez-Ruiz F, Perico N, Phillips D, Pierce K, Pope CA, Porrini E, Pourmalek F, Raju M, Ranganathan D, Rehm JT, Rein DB, Remuzzi G, Rivara FP, Roberts T, De León FR, Rosenfeld LC, Rushton L, Sacco RL, Salomon JA, Sampson U, Sanman E, Schwebel DC, Segui-Gomez M, Shepard DS, Singh D, Singleton J, Sliwa K, Smith E, Steer A, Taylor JA, Thomas B, Tleyjeh IM, Towbin JA, Truelsen T, Undurraga EA, Venketasubramanian N, Vijayakumar L, Vos T, Wagner GR, Wang M, Wang W, Watt K, Weinstock MA, Weintraub R, Wilkinson JD, Woolf AD, Wulf S, Yeh PH, Yip P, Zabetian A, Zheng ZJ, Lopez AD, Murray CJ, AlMazroa MA, Memish ZA | display-authors = 6 | title = Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 | journal = The Lancet | volume = 380 | issue = 9859 | pages = 2095–128 | date = December 2012 | pmid = 23245604 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61728-0 | pmc = 10790329 | hdl = 10536/DRO/DU:30050819 | s2cid = 1541253 | url = https://zenodo.org/record/2557786 | hdl-access = free }}</ref><ref name=GBD2015De/>

In the developed world, adult males have twice the mortality as females from burns.<!-- <ref name=Epi2011/> --> This is most probably due to their higher risk occupations and greater risk-taking activities.<!-- <ref name=Epi2011/> --> In many countries in the developing world, however, females have twice the risk of males. This is often related to accidents in the kitchen or domestic violence.<ref name=Epi2011/> In children, deaths from burns occur at more than ten times the rate in the developing than the developed world.<ref name=Epi2011/> Overall, in children it is one of the top fifteen leading causes of death.<ref name=TBCChp4/> From the 1980s to 2004, many countries have seen both a decrease in the rates of fatal burns and in burns generally.<ref name=Epi2011/>

===Developed countries===
An estimated 500,000 burn injuries receive medical treatment yearly in the United States.<ref name=Rosen2009/> They resulted in about 3,300 deaths in 2008.<ref name=TBCChp4/> Most burns (70%) and deaths from burns occur in males.<ref name=Tint2010/><ref name=ABA2012/> The highest incidence of fire burns occurs in those 18{{endash}}35&nbsp;years old, while the highest incidence of scalds occurs in children less than five years old and adults over 65.<ref name=Tint2010/> Electrical burns result in about 1,000 deaths per year.<ref name=Ed2005>{{cite journal | vauthors = Edlich RF, Farinholt HM, Winters KL, Britt LD, Long WB | title = Modern concepts of treatment and prevention of electrical burns | journal = Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants | volume = 15 | issue = 5 | pages = 511–32 | year = 2005 | pmid = 16218900 | doi = 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v15.i5.50 }}</ref> Lightning results in the death of about 60 people a year.<ref name=RosenChp140>{{cite book|last=Marx|first=John |title=Rosen's emergency medicine : concepts and clinical practice|year=2010|publisher=Mosby/Elsevier|location=Philadelphia|isbn=978-0-323-05472-0|edition=7th|chapter=Chapter 140: Electrical and Lightning Injuries}}</ref> In Europe, intentional burns occur most commonly in middle aged men.<ref name=Peck2012/>


===Developing countries===
In India about 700,000 patients a year are admitted to hospital, though very few are looked after in specialist burn units.<ref>Bhattacharya S. Principles and Practice of Burn Care. Indian J Plast Surg 2009;42:282-3</ref> About 90% of burns occur in the developing world and 70% of these are in children. Survival of injuries greater than 40% TBSA is rare in the developing world.<ref>Potokar T, Chamania S, Ali S. International network for training, education and research in burns. Indian J Plast Surg 2007;40:107</ref>
In [[India]], about 700,000 to 800,000 people per year sustain significant burns, though very few are looked after in specialist burn units.<ref name=Ahu2004>{{cite journal | vauthors = Ahuja RB, Bhattacharya S | title = Burns in the developing world and burn disasters | journal = BMJ | volume = 329 | issue = 7463 | pages = 447–9 | date = August 2004 | pmid = 15321905 | pmc = 514214 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.329.7463.447 }}</ref> The highest rates occur in women 16–35&nbsp;years of age.<ref name=Ahu2004/> Part of this high rate is related to unsafe kitchens and loose-fitting clothing typical to India.<ref name=Ahu2004/> It is estimated that one-third of all burns in India are due to clothing catching fire from open flames.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gupta|title=Textbook of Surgery|year=2003|publisher=Jaypee Brothers Publishers|isbn=978-81-7179-965-7|page=42|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXZznFybjEwC&pg=PR42|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427034919/https://books.google.com/books?id=eXZznFybjEwC&pg=PR42|archive-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> Intentional burns are also a common cause and occur at high rates in young women, secondary to domestic violence and self-harm.<ref name=Epi2011/><ref name=Peck2012>{{Cite journal | vauthors = Peck MD | title = Epidemiology of burns throughout the World. Part II: intentional burns in adults | journal = Burns | volume = 38 | issue = 5 | pages = 630–7 | date = August 2012 | pmid = 22325849 | doi = 10.1016/j.burns.2011.12.028 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Blister]]
* [[List of burn centers in the United States]]
* [[Frostbite]]
* [[Scalding]]


==References==
== References ==
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=== General and cited references ===
==Further reading==
* {{Cite book |title=National Burn Repository 2012 Report |url=http://www.ameriburn.org/2012NBRAnnualReport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225754/http://www.ameriburn.org/2012NBRAnnualReport.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |series=Dataset Version 8.0 |location=Chicago |publisher=American Burn Association |year=2012 |df=dmy-all |access-date=20 April 2013}}
{{cite book |last=Herndon |first=David |title=Total Burn Care |publisher=Saunders |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4160-3274-8}}


==External links==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.aarbf.org Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation]
{{Spoken Wikipedia|Burn en.ogg|date=2014-07-26}}
* [http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/burns-and-scalds/Pages/Introduction.aspx NHS Choices - Burns and Scalds]
* [https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/burns WHO fact sheet on burns]
* [http://www.aftertheinjury.org After the Injury- Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia]
* [http://www.britishburnassociation.org/ British Burn Association]
* [http://www.mdcalc.com/parkland-formula-for-burns/ Parkland Formula]
* {{cite web | title = Burns | url = https://medlineplus.gov/burns.html | publisher = U.S. National Library of Medicine | department = [[MedlinePlus]] }}
* [http://www.ameriburn.org/resources_EdResCtr.php American Burn Association]
* [http://www.euroburn.org/news.php European Burn Association]
* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1278244-overview eMedicine Thermal burns article]
* [http://www.nbcg.nhs.uk/national-burn-care-review/ The UK National Burn Care Government Review]
* [http://www.changingfaces.org.uk/Home Changing Faces - UK charity for people with disfigurement]
* [http://www.totalburncare.com/index.htm Total Burn Care:Website of the world's most famous Children's Burn Unit]
* [http://www.burnsurvivorsonline.com/ Burn Survivors Online USA]
* [http://www.regionshospital.com/Regions/Menu/0,1640,11270,00.html Cool The Burn USA]
* [http://www.burnsurgery.com/ Burnsurgery USA]
* [http://infocenter4u.blogspot.com/ Burn articles in the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery]
* [http://www.meht.nhs.uk/our-services/st-andrews-centre-for-plastic-surgery-and-burns/ Website for St Andrew's Centre, Chelmsford, Essex :the largest Burns Unit in England]
* [http://burnhandbook.net/ The Essential Burn Unit Handbook]


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Burn
Second-degree burn of the hand
SpecialtyDermatology, critical care medicine, plastic surgery[1]
SymptomsFirst degree: Red without blisters[2]
Second degree: Blisters and pain[2]
Third degree: Area stiff and not painful[2]
Fourth degree: Bone and tendon loss[3]
ComplicationsInfection[4]

Metabolic: protein and lean muscle loss

Scarring: keloid/hypertrophic

Cardiovascular complications

Neuropathy

Heterotrophic ossification
DurationDays to weeks[2]
TypesFirst degree, second degree, third degree,[2] fourth degree[3]
CausesHeat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, radiation[5]
Risk factorsOpen cooking fires, unsafe cooking stoves, smoking, alcoholism, dangerous work environment[6]
TreatmentDepends on the severity[2]


Medical Treatment

Antiseptics

Analgesics

Dressings

Wound management

Respiratory management

Skin grafts: cloned skin, autografts and adjacent tissue grafts




Rehabilitation

Positioning and splinting

Active and passive exercise

Resistive and conditioning exercise

Aerobic exercise

Respiratory management

Ambulation

Scar management: pressure garment, dressing, silicone gel
MedicationPain medication, intravenous fluids, tetanus toxoid[2]
Frequency67 million (2015)[7]
Deaths176,000 (2015)[8]

A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ionizing radiation (such as sunburn, caused by ultraviolet radiation).[5][9] Most burns are due to heat from hot liquids (called scalding), solids, or fire.[10] Burns occur mainly in the home or the workplace. In the home, risks are associated with domestic kitchens, including stoves, flames, and hot liquids.[6] In the workplace, risks are associated with fire and chemical and electric burns.[6] Alcoholism and smoking are other risk factors.[6] Burns can also occur as a result of self-harm or violence between people (assault).[6]

Burns that affect only the superficial skin layers are known as superficial or first-degree burns.[2][11] They appear red without blisters, and pain typically lasts around three days.[2][11] When the injury extends into some of the underlying skin layer, it is a partial-thickness or second-degree burn.[2] Blisters are frequently present and they are often very painful.[2] Healing can require up to eight weeks and scarring may occur.[2] In a full-thickness or third-degree burn, the injury extends to all layers of the skin.[2] Often there is no pain and the burnt area is stiff.[2] Healing typically does not occur on its own.[2] A fourth-degree burn additionally involves injury to deeper tissues, such as muscle, tendons, or bone.[2] The burn is often black and frequently leads to loss of the burned part.[2][12]

Burns are generally preventable.[6] Treatment depends on the severity of the burn.[2] Superficial burns may be managed with little more than simple pain medication, while major burns may require prolonged treatment in specialized burn centers.[2] Cooling with tap water may help pain and decrease damage; however, prolonged cooling may result in low body temperature.[2][11] Partial-thickness burns may require cleaning with soap and water, followed by dressings.[2] It is not clear how to manage blisters, but it is probably reasonable to leave them intact if small and drain them if large.[2] Full-thickness burns usually require surgical treatments, such as skin grafting.[2] Extensive burns often require large amounts of intravenous fluid, due to capillary fluid leakage and tissue swelling.[11] The most common complications of burns involve infection.[4] Tetanus toxoid should be given if not up to date.[2]

In 2015, fire and heat resulted in 67 million injuries.[7] This resulted in about 2.9 million hospitalizations and 176,000 deaths.[8][13] Among women in much of the world, burns are most commonly related to the use of open cooking fires or unsafe cook stoves.[6] Among men, they are more likely a result of unsafe workplace conditions.[6] Most deaths due to burns occur in the developing world, particularly in Southeast Asia.[6] While large burns can be fatal, treatments developed since 1960 have improved outcomes, especially in children and young adults.[14] In the United States, approximately 96% of those admitted to a burn center survive their injuries.[15] The long-term outcome is related to the size of burn and the age of the person affected.[2]

History

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Guillaume Dupuytren (1777–1835), who developed the degree classification of burns

Cave paintings from more than 3,500 years ago document burns and their management.[14] The earliest Egyptian records on treating burns describes dressings prepared with milk from mothers of baby boys,[16] and the 1500 BCE Edwin Smith Papyrus describes treatments using honey and the salve of resin.[14] Many other treatments have been used over the ages, including the use of tea leaves by the Chinese documented to 600 BCE, pig fat and vinegar by Hippocrates documented to 400 BCE, and wine and myrrh by Celsus documented to the 1st century CE.[14] French barber-surgeon Ambroise Paré was the first to describe different degrees of burns in the 1500s.[17] Guillaume Dupuytren expanded these degrees into six different severities in 1832.[14][18]

The first hospital to treat burns opened in 1843 in London, England, and the development of modern burn care began in the late 1800s and early 1900s.[14][17] During World War I, Henry D. Dakin and Alexis Carrel developed standards for the cleaning and disinfecting of burns and wounds using sodium hypochlorite solutions, which significantly reduced mortality.[14] In the 1940s, the importance of early excision and skin grafting was acknowledged, and around the same time, fluid resuscitation and formulas to guide it were developed.[14] In the 1970s, researchers demonstrated the significance of the hypermetabolic state that follows large burns.[14]

The "Evans formula", described in 1952, was the first burn resuscitation formula based on body weight and surface area (BSA) damaged. The first 24 hours of treatment entails 1ml/kg/% BSA of crystalloids plus 1 ml/kg/% BSA colloids plus 2000ml glucose in water, and in the next 24 hours, crystalloids at 0.5 ml/kg/% BSA, colloids at 0.5 ml/kg/% BSA, and the same amount of glucose in water.[19][20]

Signs and symptoms

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The characteristics of a burn depend upon its depth. Superficial burns cause pain lasting two or three days, followed by peeling of the skin over the next few days.[11][21] Individuals with more severe burns may indicate discomfort or complain of feeling pressure rather than pain. Full-thickness burns may be entirely insensitive to light touch or puncture.[21] While superficial burns are typically red in color, severe burns may be pink, white or black.[21] Burns around the mouth or singed hair inside the nose may indicate that burns to the airways have occurred, but these findings are not definitive.[22] More worrisome signs include: shortness of breath, hoarseness, and stridor or wheezing.[22] Itchiness is common during the healing process, occurring in up to 90% of adults and nearly all children.[23] Numbness or tingling may persist for a prolonged period of time after an electrical injury.[24] Burns may also produce emotional and psychological distress.[25]

Type[2] Layers involved Appearance Texture Sensation Healing time Prognosis and complications Example
Superficial (first-degree) Epidermis[11] Red without blisters[2] Dry Painful[2] 5–10 days[2][26] Heals well.[2] A sunburn is a typical first-degree burn.
Superficial partial thickness (second-degree) Extends into superficial (papillary) dermis[2] Redness with clear blister.[2] Blanches with pressure.[2] Moist[2] Very painful[2] 2–3 weeks[2][21] Local infection (cellulitis) but no scarring typically[21]

Second-degree burn of the thumb

Deep partial thickness (second-degree) Extends into deep (reticular) dermis[2] Yellow or white. Less blanching. May be blistering.[2] Fairly dry[21] Pressure and discomfort[21] 3–8 weeks[2] Scarring, contractures (may require excision and skin grafting)[21] Second-degree burn caused by contact with boiling water
Full thickness (third-degree) Extends through entire dermis[2] Stiff and white/brown.[2] No blanching.[21] Leathery[2] Painless[2] Prolonged (months) and unfinished/incomplete[2] Scarring, contractures, amputation (early excision recommended)[21] Eight day old third-degree burn caused by motorcycle muffler.
Fourth-degree Extends through entire skin, and into underlying fat, muscle and bone[2] Black; charred with eschar Dry Painless Does not heal; Requires excision[2] Amputation, significant functional impairment and, in some cases, death.[2] 4th-degree electrical burn

Cause

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Burns are caused by a variety of external sources classified as thermal (heat-related), chemical, electrical, and radiation.[27] In the United States, the most common causes of burns are: fire or flame (44%), scalds (33%), hot objects (9%), electricity (4%), and chemicals (3%).[28] Most (69%) burn injuries occur at home or at work (9%),[15] and most are accidental, with 2% due to assault by another, and 1–2% resulting from a suicide attempt.[25] These sources can cause inhalation injury to the airway and/or lungs, occurring in about 6%.[4]

Burn injuries occur more commonly among the poor.[25] Smoking and alcoholism are other risk factors.[10] Fire-related burns are generally more common in colder climates.[25] Specific risk factors in the developing world include cooking with open fires or on the floor[5] as well as developmental disabilities in children and chronic diseases in adults.[29]

Thermal

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See or edit source data.
Rate of deaths (per 100,000) due to fire between 1990 and 2017.[30]

In the United States, fire and hot liquids are the most common causes of burns.[4] Of house fires that result in death, smoking causes 25% and heating devices cause 22%.[5] Almost half of injuries are due to efforts to fight a fire.[5] Scalding is caused by hot liquids or gases and most commonly occurs from exposure to hot drinks, high temperature tap water in baths or showers, hot cooking oil, or steam.[31] Scald injuries are most common in children under the age of five[2] and, in the United States and Australia, this population makes up about two-thirds of all burns.[4] Contact with hot objects is the cause of about 20–30% of burns in children.[4] Generally, scalds are first- or second-degree burns, but third-degree burns may also result, especially with prolonged contact.[32] Fireworks are a common cause of burns during holiday seasons in many countries.[33] This is a particular risk for adolescent males.[34] In the United States, for non-fatal burn injuries to children, white males under the age of 6 comprise most cases.[35]  Thermal burns from grabbing/touching and spilling/splashing were the most common type of burn and mechanism, while the bodily areas most impacted were hands and fingers followed by head/neck.[35]

Chemical

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Chemical burns can be caused by over 25,000 substances,[2] most of which are either a strong base (55%) or a strong acid (26%).[36] Most chemical burn deaths are secondary to ingestion.[2] Common agents include: sulfuric acid as found in toilet cleaners, sodium hypochlorite as found in bleach, and halogenated hydrocarbons as found in paint remover, among others.[2] Hydrofluoric acid can cause particularly deep burns that may not become symptomatic until some time after exposure.[37] Formic acid may cause the breakdown of significant numbers of red blood cells.[22]

Electrical

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Electrical burns or injuries are classified as high voltage (greater than or equal to 1000 volts), low voltage (less than 1000 volts), or as flash burns secondary to an electric arc.[2] The most common causes of electrical burns in children are electrical cords (60%) followed by electrical outlets (14%).[4][38] Lightning may also result in electrical burns.[39] Risk factors for being struck include involvement in outdoor activities such as mountain climbing, golf and field sports, and working outside.[24] Mortality from a lightning strike is about 10%.[24]

While electrical injuries primarily result in burns, they may also cause fractures or dislocations secondary to blunt force trauma or muscle contractions.[24] In high voltage injuries, most damage may occur internally and thus the extent of the injury cannot be judged by examination of the skin alone.[24] Contact with either low voltage or high voltage may produce cardiac arrhythmias or cardiac arrest.[24]

Radiation

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Radiation burns may be caused by protracted exposure to ultraviolet light (such as from the sun, tanning booths or arc welding) or from ionizing radiation (such as from radiation therapy, X-rays or radioactive fallout).[40] Sun exposure is the most common cause of radiation burns and the most common cause of superficial burns overall.[41] There is significant variation in how easily people sunburn based on their skin type.[42] Skin effects from ionizing radiation depend on the amount of exposure to the area, with hair loss seen after 3 Gy, redness seen after 10 Gy, wet skin peeling after 20 Gy, and necrosis after 30 Gy.[43] Redness, if it occurs, may not appear until some time after exposure.[43] Radiation burns are treated the same as other burns.[43] Microwave burns occur via thermal heating caused by the microwaves.[44] While exposures as short as two seconds may cause injury, overall this is an uncommon occurrence.[44]

Non-accidental

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In those hospitalized from scalds or fire burns, 3–10% are from assault.[45] Reasons include: child abuse, personal disputes, spousal abuse, elder abuse, and business disputes.[45] An immersion injury or immersion scald may indicate child abuse.[32] It is created when an extremity, or sometimes the buttocks are held under the surface of hot water.[32] It typically produces a sharp upper border and is often symmetrical,[32] known as "sock burns", "glove burns", or "zebra stripes" - where folds have prevented certain areas from burning.[46] Deliberate cigarette burns most often found on the face, or the back of the hands and feet.[46] Other high-risk signs of potential abuse include: circumferential burns, the absence of splash marks, a burn of uniform depth, and association with other signs of neglect or abuse.[47]

Bride burning, a form of domestic violence, occurs in some cultures, such as India where women have been burned in revenge for what the husband or his family consider an inadequate dowry.[48][49] In Pakistan, acid burns represent 13% of intentional burns, and are frequently related to domestic violence.[47] Self-immolation (setting oneself on fire) is also used as a form of protest in various parts of the world.[25]

Pathophysiology

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Three degrees of burns

At temperatures greater than 44 °C (111 °F), proteins begin losing their three-dimensional shape and start breaking down.[50] This results in cell and tissue damage.[2] Many of the direct health effects of a burn are caused by failure of the skin to perform its normal functions, which include: protection from bacteria, skin sensation, body temperature regulation, and prevention of evaporation of the body's water. Disruption of these functions can lead to infection, loss of skin sensation, hypothermia, and hypovolemic shock via dehydration (i.e. water in the body evaporated away).[2] Disruption of cell membranes causes cells to lose potassium to the spaces outside the cell and to take up water and sodium.[2]

In large burns (over 30% of the total body surface area), there is a significant inflammatory response.[51] This results in increased leakage of fluid from the capillaries,[22] and subsequent tissue edema.[2] This causes overall blood volume loss, with the remaining blood suffering significant plasma loss, making the blood more concentrated.[2] Poor blood flow to organs like the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract may result in kidney failure and stomach ulcers.[52]

Increased levels of catecholamines and cortisol can cause a hypermetabolic state that can last for years.[51] This is associated with increased cardiac output, metabolism, a fast heart rate, and poor immune function.[51]

Diagnosis

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Burns can be classified by depth, mechanism of injury, extent, and associated injuries. The most commonly used classification is based on the depth of injury. The depth of a burn is usually determined via examination, although a biopsy may also be used.[2] It may be difficult to accurately determine the depth of a burn on a single examination and repeated examinations over a few days may be necessary.[22] In those who have a headache or are dizzy and have a fire-related burn, carbon monoxide poisoning should be considered.[53] Cyanide poisoning should also be considered.[22]

Size

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Burn grade is determined through, among other things, the size of the skin affected. The image shows the makeup of different body parts, to help assess burn size.

The size of a burn is measured as a percentage of total body surface area (TBSA) affected by partial thickness or full thickness burns.[2] First-degree burns that are only red in color and are not blistering are not included in this estimation.[2] Most burns (70%) involve less than 10% of the TBSA.[4]

There are a number of methods to determine the TBSA, including the Wallace rule of nines, Lund and Browder chart, and estimations based on a person's palm size.[11] The rule of nines is easy to remember but only accurate in people over 16 years of age.[11] More accurate estimates can be made using Lund and Browder charts, which take into account the different proportions of body parts in adults and children.[11] The size of a person's handprint (including the palm and fingers) is approximately 1% of their TBSA.[11]

Severity

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American Burn Association severity classification[53]
Minor Moderate Major
Adult <10% TBSA Adult 10–20% TBSA Adult >20% TBSA
Young or old < 5% TBSA Young or old 5–10% TBSA Young or old >10% TBSA
<2% full thickness burn 2–5% full thickness burn >5% full thickness burn
High voltage injury High voltage burn
Possible inhalation injury Known inhalation injury
Circumferential burn Significant burn to face, joints, hands, or feet
Other health problems Associated injuries

To determine the need for referral to a specialized burn unit, the American Burn Association devised a classification system. Under this system, burns can be classified as major, moderate, and minor. This is assessed based on a number of factors, including total body surface area affected, the involvement of specific anatomical zones, the age of the person, and associated injuries.[53] Minor burns can typically be managed at home, moderate burns are often managed in a hospital, and major burns are managed by a burn center.[53] Severe burn injury represents one of the most devastating forms of trauma.[54] Despite improvements in burn care, patients can be left to suffer for as many as three years post-injury.[55]

Prevention

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Historically, about half of all burns were deemed preventable.[5] Burn prevention programs have significantly decreased rates of serious burns.[50] Preventive measures include: limiting hot water temperatures, smoke alarms, sprinkler systems, proper construction of buildings, and fire-resistant clothing.[5] Experts recommend setting water heaters below 48.8 °C (119.8 °F).[4] Other measures to prevent scalds include using a thermometer to measure bath water temperatures, and splash guards on stoves.[50] While the effect of the regulation of fireworks is unclear, there is tentative evidence of benefit[56] with recommendations including the limitation of the sale of fireworks to children.[4]

Management

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Resuscitation begins with the assessment and stabilization of the person's airway, breathing and circulation.[11] If inhalation injury is suspected, early intubation may be required.[22] This is followed by care of the burn wound itself. People with extensive burns may be wrapped in clean sheets until they arrive at a hospital.[22] As burn wounds are prone to infection, a tetanus booster shot should be given if an individual has not been immunized within the last five years.[57] In the United States, 95% of burns that present to the emergency department are treated and discharged; 5% require hospital admission.[25] With major burns, early feeding is important.[51] Protein intake should also be increased, and trace elements and vitamins are often required.[58] Hyperbaric oxygenation may be useful in addition to traditional treatments.[59]

Intravenous fluids

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In those with poor tissue perfusion, boluses of isotonic crystalloid solution should be given.[11] In children with more than 10–20% TBSA (Total Body Surface Area) burns, and adults with more than 15% TBSA burns, formal fluid resuscitation and monitoring should follow.[11][60][61] This should be begun pre-hospital if possible in those with burns greater than 25% TBSA.[60] The Parkland formula can help determine the volume of intravenous fluids required over the first 24 hours. The formula is based on the affected individual's TBSA and weight. Half of the fluid is administered over the first 8 hours, and the remainder over the following 16 hours. The time is calculated from when the burn occurred, and not from the time that fluid resuscitation began. Children require additional maintenance fluid that includes glucose.[22] Additionally, those with inhalation injuries require more fluid.[62] While inadequate fluid resuscitation may cause problems, over-resuscitation can also be detrimental.[63] The formulas are only a guide, with infusions ideally tailored to a urinary output of >30 mL/h in adults or >1mL/kg in children and mean arterial pressure greater than 60 mmHg.[22]

While lactated Ringer's solution is often used, there is no evidence that it is superior to normal saline.[11] Crystalloid fluids appear just as good as colloid fluids, and as colloids are more expensive they are not recommended.[64][65] Blood transfusions are rarely required.[2] They are typically only recommended when the hemoglobin level falls below 60-80 g/L (6-8 g/dL)[66] due to the associated risk of complications.[22] Intravenous catheters may be placed through burned skin if needed or intraosseous infusions may be used.[22]

Wound care

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Early cooling (within 30 minutes of the burn) reduces burn depth and pain, but care must be taken as over-cooling can result in hypothermia.[2][11] It should be performed with cool water 10–25 °C (50.0–77.0 °F) and not ice water as the latter can cause further injury.[11][50] Chemical burns may require extensive irrigation.[2] Cleaning with soap and water, removal of dead tissue, and application of dressings are important aspects of wound care. If intact blisters are present, it is not clear what should be done with them. Some tentative evidence supports leaving them intact. Second-degree burns should be re-evaluated after two days.[50]

In the management of first and second-degree burns, little quality evidence exists to determine which dressing type to use.[67] It is reasonable to manage first-degree burns without dressings.[50] While topical antibiotics are often recommended, there is little evidence to support their use.[68][69] Silver sulfadiazine (a type of antibiotic) is not recommended as it potentially prolongs healing time.[67][70] There is insufficient evidence to support the use of dressings containing silver[71] or negative-pressure wound therapy.[72] Silver sulfadiazine does not appear to differ from silver containing foam dressings with respect to healing.[73]

Medications

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Burns can be very painful and a number of different options may be used for pain management. These include simple analgesics (such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen) and opioids such as morphine. Benzodiazepines may be used in addition to analgesics to help with anxiety.[50] During the healing process, antihistamines, massage, or transcutaneous nerve stimulation may be used to aid with itching.[23] Antihistamines, however, are only effective for this purpose in 20% of people.[74] There is tentative evidence supporting the use of gabapentin[23] and its use may be reasonable in those who do not improve with antihistamines.[75] Intravenous lidocaine requires more study before it can be recommended for pain.[76]

Intravenous antibiotics are recommended before surgery for those with extensive burns (>60% TBSA).[77] As of 2008, guidelines do not recommend their general use due to concerns regarding antibiotic resistance[68] and the increased risk of fungal infections.[22] Tentative evidence, however, shows that they may improve survival rates in those with large and severe burns.[68] Erythropoietin has not been found effective to prevent or treat anemia in burn cases.[22] In burns caused by hydrofluoric acid, calcium gluconate is a specific antidote and may be used intravenously and/or topically.[37] Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in those with burns that involve more than 40% of their body appears to speed healing without affecting the risk of death.[78] The use of steroids is of unclear evidence.[79]

Allogeneic cultured keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts in murine collagen (Stratagraft) was approved for medical use in the United States in June 2021.[80]

Surgery

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Wounds requiring surgical closure with skin grafts or flaps (typically anything more than a small full thickness burn) should be dealt with as early as possible.[81] Circumferential burns of the limbs or chest may need urgent surgical release of the skin, known as an escharotomy.[82] This is done to treat or prevent problems with distal circulation, or ventilation.[82] It is uncertain if it is useful for neck or digit burns.[82] Fasciotomies may be required for electrical burns.[82]

Skin grafts can involve temporary skin substitutes, derived from animal (human donor or pig) skin or synthesized. They are used to cover the wound as a dressing, preventing infection and fluid loss, but will eventually need to be removed. Alternatively, human skin can be treated to be left on permanently without rejection.[83]

There is no evidence that the use of copper sulphate to visualise phosphorus particles for removal can help with wound healing due to phosphorus burns. Meanwhile, absorption of copper sulphate into the blood circulation can be harmful.[84]

Alternative medicine

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Honey has been used since ancient times to aid wound healing and may be beneficial in first- and second-degree burns.[85] There is moderate evidence that honey helps heal partial thickness burns.[86][87] The evidence for aloe vera is of poor quality.[88] While it might be beneficial in reducing pain,[26] and a review from 2007 found tentative evidence of improved healing times,[89] a subsequent review from 2012 did not find improved healing over silver sulfadiazine.[88] There were only three randomized controlled trials for the use of plants for burns, two for aloe vera and one for oatmeal.[90]

There is little evidence that vitamin E helps with keloids or scarring.[91] Butter is not recommended.[92] In low income countries, burns are treated up to one-third of the time with traditional medicine, which may include applications of eggs, mud, leaves or cow dung.[29] Surgical management is limited in some cases due to insufficient financial resources and availability.[29] There are a number of other methods that may be used in addition to medications to reduce procedural pain and anxiety including: virtual reality therapy, hypnosis, and behavioral approaches such as distraction techniques.[75]

Patient support

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Burn patients require support and care – both physiological and psychological. Respiratory failure, sepsis, and multi-organ system failure are common in hospitalized burn patients. To prevent hypothermia and maintain normal body temperature, burn patients with over 20% of burn injuries should be kept in an environment with the temperature at or above 30 degree Celsius.[93][better source needed]

Metabolism in burn patients proceeds at a higher than normal speed due to the whole-body process and rapid fatty acid substrate cycles, which can be countered with an adequate supply of energy, nutrients, and antioxidants. Enteral feeding a day after resuscitation is required to reduce risk of infection, recovery time, non-infectious complications, hospital stay, long-term damage, and mortality. Controlling blood glucose levels can have an impact on liver function and survival.

Risk of thromboembolism is high and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that does not resolve with maximal ventilator use is also a common complication. Scars are long-term after-effects of a burn injury. Psychological support is required to cope with the aftermath of a fire accident, while to prevent scars and long-term damage to the skin and other body structures consulting with burn specialists, preventing infections, consuming nutritious foods, early and aggressive rehabilitation, and using compressive clothing are recommended.

Prognosis

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Prognosis in the US[94]
TBSA Mortality
0–9% 0.6%
10–19% 2.9%
20–29% 8.6%
30–39% 16%
40–49% 25%
50–59% 37%
60–69% 43%
70–79% 57%
80–89% 73%
90–100% 85%
Inhalation 23%

The prognosis is worse in those with larger burns, those who are older, and females.[2] The presence of a smoke inhalation injury, other significant injuries such as long bone fractures, and serious co-morbidities (e.g. heart disease, diabetes, psychiatric illness, and suicidal intent) also influence prognosis.[2] On average, of those admitted to burn centers in the United States, 4% die,[4] with the outcome for individuals dependent on the extent of the burn injury. For example, admittees with burn areas less than 10% TBSA had a mortality rate of less than 1%, while admittees with over 90% TBSA had a mortality rate of 85%.[94] In Afghanistan, people with more than 60% TBSA burns rarely survive.[4] The Baux score has historically been used to determine prognosis of major burns. However, with improved care, it is no longer very accurate.[22] The score is determined by adding the size of the burn (% TBSA) to the age of the person and taking that to be more or less equal to the risk of death.[22] Burns in 2013 resulted in 1.2 million years lived with disability and 12.3 million disability adjusted life years.[13]

Complications

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A number of complications may occur, with infections being the most common.[4] In order of frequency, potential complications include: pneumonia, cellulitis, urinary tract infections and respiratory failure.[4] Risk factors for infection include: burns of more than 30% TBSA, full-thickness burns, extremes of age (young or old), or burns involving the legs or perineum.[95] Pneumonia occurs particularly commonly in those with inhalation injuries.[22]

Anemia secondary to full thickness burns of greater than 10% TBSA is common.[11] Electrical burns may lead to compartment syndrome or rhabdomyolysis due to muscle breakdown.[22] Blood clotting in the veins of the legs is estimated to occur in 6 to 25% of people.[22] The hypermetabolic state that may persist for years after a major burn can result in a decrease in bone density and a loss of muscle mass.[51] Keloids may form subsequent to a burn, particularly in those who are young and dark skinned.[91] Following a burn, children may have significant psychological trauma and experience post-traumatic stress disorder.[96] Scarring may also result in a disturbance in body image.[96] To treat hypertrophic scars (raised, tense, stiff and itchy scars) and limit their effect on physical function and everyday activities, silicone sheeting and compression garments are recommended.[97][98][99] In the developing world, significant burns may result in social isolation, extreme poverty and child abandonment.[25]

Epidemiology

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Disability-adjusted life years for fires per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004.[100]

In 2015 fire and heat resulted in 67 million injuries.[7] This resulted in about 2.9 million hospitalizations and 238,000 dying.[13] This is down from 300,000 deaths in 1990.[101] This makes it the fourth leading cause of injuries after motor vehicle collisions, falls, and violence.[25] About 90% of burns occur in the developing world.[25] This has been attributed partly to overcrowding and an unsafe cooking situation.[25] Overall, nearly 60% of fatal burns occur in Southeast Asia with a rate of 11.6 per 100,000.[4] The number of fatal burns has changed from 280,000 in 1990 to 176,000 in 2015.[102][8]

In the developed world, adult males have twice the mortality as females from burns. This is most probably due to their higher risk occupations and greater risk-taking activities. In many countries in the developing world, however, females have twice the risk of males. This is often related to accidents in the kitchen or domestic violence.[25] In children, deaths from burns occur at more than ten times the rate in the developing than the developed world.[25] Overall, in children it is one of the top fifteen leading causes of death.[5] From the 1980s to 2004, many countries have seen both a decrease in the rates of fatal burns and in burns generally.[25]

Developed countries

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An estimated 500,000 burn injuries receive medical treatment yearly in the United States.[50] They resulted in about 3,300 deaths in 2008.[5] Most burns (70%) and deaths from burns occur in males.[2][15] The highest incidence of fire burns occurs in those 18–35 years old, while the highest incidence of scalds occurs in children less than five years old and adults over 65.[2] Electrical burns result in about 1,000 deaths per year.[103] Lightning results in the death of about 60 people a year.[24] In Europe, intentional burns occur most commonly in middle aged men.[45]

Developing countries

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In India, about 700,000 to 800,000 people per year sustain significant burns, though very few are looked after in specialist burn units.[104] The highest rates occur in women 16–35 years of age.[104] Part of this high rate is related to unsafe kitchens and loose-fitting clothing typical to India.[104] It is estimated that one-third of all burns in India are due to clothing catching fire from open flames.[105] Intentional burns are also a common cause and occur at high rates in young women, secondary to domestic violence and self-harm.[25][45]

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