I burned myself on the stove, but it didn’t look bad so I wasn’t worried. The next morning, the skin had turned red and the ...

A first-degree burn, or a superficial burn, is relatively minor. It damages only part of the first layer of skin, known as the epidermis. A superficial burn happens when boiled water lightly ...

Multiple methods have been developed to estimate the TBSA of burns. These methods are not used for superficial burns. The best known method, the "rule of nines," is appropriate for use in all ...

From minor discomfort to life-threatening emergencies, burn injuries are distressingly common and a major cause of death and disability in South Africa.