Such wounds usually meet the criteria for major burns and are best managed in a burn center. Some patients with minor burns might require a short inpatient stay for pain control. This chart divides the body surface into areas, each of which represents 9 percent. In infants and small children, the surface area of the head and neck is greater and the lower extremity is smaller than an adult. Therefore, the Lund-Browder chart more accurately determines the extent of a burn.
Hot oils have greater thermal energy than does hot water because the flash point is higher.
Thus hot oils can reach temperatures into the 2000C range and still remain liquid. Electrical Severity of burns is a function of intensity of burning agent and duration of exposure. Steam has about 4000 times the burning energy than does air. This is due to the heat of vaporization of water from liquid to gas phase. The type of burn depends on the kind of acid and the length of time and amount of tissue exposed.