Nutrition for Special Groups

Nutrition for Special Groups 3(3+0)

Lesson 35 : Burns

Classification for Depth of Burns

The depth of a burn injury refers to the amount of skin, and on some occasions other tissue, damaged or destroyed. Skin has two layers, the superficial epidermis and the deeper dermis that overlies subcutaneous tissue. Burns are classified as Superficial (1st Degree), Partial Thickness (2nd Degree) and Full Thickness (3rd Degree) depending on how deep and severe they penetrate the skin's surface.

1. First-Degree (Superficial) Burns
2. Second-Degree (Partial Thickness) Burns
3. Third-Degree (Full Thickness) Burns