REMAC of N.Y.C. - A.L.S. Protocols

Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of New York City
Prehospital Advanced Life Support Protocols
Copyright January 1996 (3/96)

APPENDIX G

BURN PATIENT CRITERIA

For adults and pediatric patients with 2nd and 3rd degree cutaneous burns:

Burns involving 15% or more of the total body surface area.
Third degree burns involving 5% or more of the total body surface area.
Burns involving 9% or more of the total body surface area in persons:
- Under 5 or over 60 years of age
  OR
- With a pre-existing disease which may complicate or retard recovery
Respiratory burns.
Electrical burns.
Burns involving the eyes, ears, face, hands, feet, or genitalia.
Burns with associated trauma.

NOTE:	MAJOR BURN PATIENTS SHOULD BE TRANSPORTED TO A BURN CENTER. (SEE APPENDIX H.)
	PATIENTS IN CARDIAC ARREST OR WITH OBSTRUCTED OR UNMANAGEABLE AIRWAYS SHOULD BE TRANSPORTED TO THE NEAREST 911 AMBULANCE DESTINATION EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. (SEE APPENDIX I.)