Read this information and create a demonstration of how to care safely for someone who is burned. Degrees of Burns Burns may be caused by fire, sun, chemicals, electricity, hot objects or fluids. These burns can be treated at home unless a large part of the body is involved.
Mild sunburn is an example of a first-degree burn.
If the burned area is small, no more than two or three inches in diameter, it can be treated at home. Some muscle and even bone may be burned. The skin looks either black or dry white. If the nerves are damaged, there is no pain. This level of burn is an emergency and requires immediate medical attention.