A burn patient is referred when -a) 10% superficial burn in childb) Scald in facec) 25% superficial burn in adultd) 25% deep burn in adulte) Burn in palm
Correct Answer: bde
Description: The American Burn Association (ABA) has identified the following injuries as those requiring referral to a burn center after initial assessment & stabilization at an emergency department:
Burns referred to burn centre
Partial-thickness burns greater than 10% TBSA
Burns involving the face, hands, feet, genitalia, perineum, or major joints
Third-degree burns in any age group
Electrical bums, including lightning injury
Chemical burns
6 Inhalation injury
Burn injury in patients with complicated pre-existing medical disordersPatients with bums and concomitant trauma in which the burn is the greatest risk. If the trauma is the greater immediate risk, the patient may be stabilized in a trauma center before transfer to a burn center.
Burned children in hospitals without qualified personnel for the care of children
Bum injury in patients who will require special social, emotional, or rehabilitative intervention
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