3-12. Thermal Burns: Moderate

These following burns are classified as moderate.

a. Third-degree burns covering 2 to 10 percent of an adult’s body and exclude the face, hands, feet, and genital area.

b. Second-degree burns that cover between 15 and 30 percent of an adult’s body.

c. First-degree burns covering between 5 to 75 percent of an adult’s body surface.

d. Uncomplicated second degree burns covering 10 to 20 percent of a child’s body surface.

e. Minor burns that have complicating factors.

 

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