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Immediate priorities
Time critical stabilization
Scene safety
Ongoing exposure removed
Smoldering clothing removed
Airway risk
Facial burns
Soot in mouth or nares
Hoarseness
Stridor
Enclosed space exposure
Breathing risk
Circumferential chest burns with restricted excursion
Suspected inhalation injury
Circulation risk
Hypotension not explained by burn alone
Concomitant trauma or hemorrhage
Cooling and hypothermia prevention
Cool running water 20 minutes if within 3 hours
Ice and iced water avoided
Warm environment and blankets during cooling
Burn classification and triage snapshot
Depth and urgency map
Superficial burn
Erythema
Dry
Blanching present
Superficial partial thickness burn
Blisters
Moist
Blanching present
Marked pain
Deep partial thickness burn
Pale or mottled
Decreased blanching
Diminished sensation
Full thickness burn
White brown or charred
Leathery texture
Insensate central area
Fourth degree burn
Extension into fascia muscle or bone
High amputation risk
Initial actions that change outcome
Early system decisions
Total body surface area estimate
Adult rule of nines for rapid estimate
Pediatric Lund and Browder preferred
Immediate burn center consultation triggers
Any full thickness burn
Partial thickness 10 percent TBSA or more
Deep partial or full thickness involving face hands feet genitalia perineum or major joints
Inhalation injury
Electrical burns including lightning
Chemical burns
Concomitant trauma
Poorly controlled pain
Fluid resuscitation trigger
Consider when TBSA exceeds 15 percent
Avoid routine boluses without shock physiology
Transfer planning
Early transport coordination before edema progression
Analgesia and thermoregulation plan during transport
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