Thermal Burns, TBSA, Depth
Thermal burns are skin injuries caused by excessive heat and fall into six main categories including scalds, thermal contact burns, electrical burns, chemical burns, radiation burns, and burns caused by fire. Burns can result in significant morbidity and mortality and leave permanent scarring to the skin. During the physical assessment of a patient, the clinician will document the burn as a percentage of total body surface area burned (% TBSA), as well as the depth of the burns, expressed as superficial (or first-deg