When you first discover the burn casualty, stop the burning process if the casualty is still being burned in order to protect both the casualty and yourself.

Once this has been done, continue to perform your evaluation of the casualty. Exactly when the burn wound is treated depends on the seriousness of the burn injury and on other injuries that the casualty may have suffered.

A burned area on a fractured limb should be dressed and bandaged before a splint is applied to the limb. Minor burns on a casualty with a life-threatening injury may not be treated until the casualty reaches a medical treatment facility.