Classification of Burns

Superficial Partial Thickness:

• Are very painful with redness of the skin and blister formation.
• Usually heals satisfactorily with little or no scarring.

Deep Partial Thickness:

• Contact with hot liquids, flames or chemicals.
• Severe pain, skin discolouration and blister formation.
• Produces moist and mottled skin.
• Heals slowly with scarring may need skin grafts.

Full Thickness

• Direct contact with flames or hot liquids.
• Produces white, leathery, charred and dry skin.
• Destroys hair follicles, blood vessels and nerve endings.
• Causes tissue coagulation with little or no pain.
• Will require a skin graft.
• Cosmetic and functional impairment.