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==Burn Center Transfer Criteria==
{{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


==See Also==
==See Also==
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==References==
==References==
*http://www.ameriburn.org/BurnCenterReferralCriteria.pdf American Burn Association
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[[Category:Derm]] [[Category:Trauma]]

Revision as of 18:22, 28 October 2015


Burn Center Transfer Criteria[1]

  • Partial thickness >20% BSA (10-50 years old)
  • Partial thickness >10% BSA (<10 or > 50 yrs old)
  • Full thickness >5% BSA (any age)
  • Burns involving face, eyes, ears, genitalia, joints, hands, feet
  • Burns with inhalation injury
  • High voltage electrical burn
  • Chemical burns
  • Burns complicated by fracture or other trauma (in which burn is main cause of morbidity)
  • Burns in high-risk patients

See Also

References