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*http://www.ameriburn.org/BurnCenterReferralCriteria.pdf American Burn Association
*http://www.ameriburn.org/BurnCenterReferralCriteria.pdf American Burn Association


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Revision as of 18:19, 28 October 2015

Burn Center Transfer Criteria

  • Partial thickness >20% BSA in 10-50
  • Partial thickness >10% BSA in <10 or > 50 yrs old
  • Full thickness >5% BSA in anyone
  • Burns involving face, eyes, ears, genitalia, joints
  • Burns complicated by confirmed inhalation injury
  • High voltage burn
  • Burns complicated by fx or other trauma (in which burn is main cause of morbidity)
  • Burns in high-risk patients

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