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The material highlights key clinical signs such as blanching, capillary refill changes, onset of blisters, decreased or absent sensation, and the absence of spontaneous healing in full-thickness injuries, supporting depth assessment and management planning.",{"@graph":14,"@context":66},[15,34,49],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/","Template",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/posters/","Posters",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/burn-depth-characteristics-superficial-to-full-thickness/565862/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"author":36,"headline":10,"publisher":39,"fileFormat":42,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":43,"datePublished":43,"encodingFormat":42,"isAccessibleForFree":44,"interactionStatistic":45},"DigitalDocument",{"name":37,"@type":38},"Levi","Person",{"url":19,"name":40,"@type":41},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-13",true,{"@type":46,"interactionType":47,"userInteractionCount":4},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":48},"ViewAction",{"@type":50,"mainEntity":51},"FAQPage",[52,58,62],{"name":53,"@type":54,"acceptedAnswer":55},"How does pathology differ across burn depths in infants?","Question",{"text":56,"@type":57},"Epidermal burns involve only the epidermis, while partial-thickness burns extend into specific portions of the dermis with adnexal structures varying in integrity. Full-thickness burns destroy the epidermis, dermis, and cell adnexal structures.","Answer",{"name":59,"@type":54,"acceptedAnswer":60},"What appearance and colour changes are expected by burn depth?",{"text":61,"@type":57},"Superficial burns appear dry and red and blanch to pressure without blisters. Deeper partial-thickness burns show paler or blotchy redness with blisters (or blister rupture) and altered blanching; full thickness is described as white/waxy, charred, with no blisters and no capillary refill.",{"name":63,"@type":54,"acceptedAnswer":64},"How do sensation, circulation, healing time, and scarring vary?",{"text":65,"@type":57},"Sensation shifts from maybe painful in superficial burns to increased sensation and very painful tenderness in some partial-thickness burns, then to decreased sensation in deeper partial-thickness. Circulation progresses from normal with possible increase to hyperaemia with rapid refill, then sluggish and eventually nil capillary refill. Healing time ranges from within seven days to 7–14 days, over 21 days, and full-thickness does not heal spontaneously; scarring risk increases up to 80% for hypertrophic scarring and full-thickness heals by secondary intention with wound contraction.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":68,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":40,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":70,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":72,"site_id":7},565862,1791859663,{"code":4,"msg":75,"data":76},"success",[77,82,87,92,96,101,106,111,116],{"id":78,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":79,"show_sort_weight":80,"slug":81},11,"Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":83,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":84,"show_sort_weight":85,"slug":86},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":88,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":93,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":94,"slug":95},15,60,"posters",{"id":97,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":98,"show_sort_weight":99,"slug":100},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":102,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":103,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":105},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":107,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":108,"show_sort_weight":109,"slug":110},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":112,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":113,"show_sort_weight":114,"slug":115},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":117,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":118,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":119},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":75,"data":121},{"doc_id":72,"user_id":122,"nickname":37,"user_avatar":123,"doc_module":22,"category_id":93,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":124,"file_id":125,"file_url":126,"file_type":127,"file_size":128,"view_count":4,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":22,"language":129,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":130,"faqs":131,"seo_title":132,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":73,"read_time":4},7971461740909,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_155a257f0dc6eb9ab79c44ca47cae57d","Burn Depth Characteristics  \n| C ONTACT DETAILS | |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Alfred Hospital\u003Cbr>03 9076 2000 |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>Royal Children’s Hospital\u003Cbr>PIPER\u003Cbr>1300 13 76 50 |  |  |\n\nPaediatric Infant  \n|  | Superficial Epidermal eg sunburn\u003Cbr>‘1st degree’ | Superficial Dermal Thickness (partial)‘2 nd degree’ | Mid Dermal Thickness (partial)\u003Cbr>‘2 nd degree’ | Deep Dermal Thickness (partial)\u003Cbr>‘2 nd degree’ | Full\u003Cbr>Thickness\u003Cbr>‘3 rd degree’ |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | | | | | |\n| PATHOLOGY | Involves\u003Cbr>epidermis only | Involves epidermis and upper dermis, most adnexal structures intact | | Involves epidermis and significant part of dermis, only deeper adnexal structures intact | Epidermis, dermis and cell adnexal structures destroyed |\n| APPEARANCE | Dry and red, blanches to pressure. No blisters. | Pale pink. Smaller blisters. Wound base blanches with pressure. | | Blotchy red or pale deeper dermis where blisters have ruptured | White waxy charred. No blisters. No capillary refill |\n| SENSATION | Maybe painful | Increased sensation\u003Cbr>Very painful and tender | | Decreased sensation | No sensation |\n| CIRCULATION | Normal,\u003Cbr>increased | Hyperaemic\u003Cbr>Rapid capillary refill. | | Sluggish capillary refill | Nil |\n| COLOUR | Red, warm | Pink | | White/Pale pink/ Blotchy red | White/Charred/ Black |\n| BLISTERS | None or (days) later or desquamation | Yes (within hours of injury) | | Early—usually large blisters which rupture rapidly and slough | Epidermis & dermis destroyed, no blistering |\n| HEALING TIME | Within seven days | 7-14 days | | Over 21 days | Does not heal spontaneously |\n| SCARRING | No scar | Colour match defect. Low risk of hypertrophic scarring | | High risk (up to 80%) hypertrophic scarring | Wound contraction\u003Cbr>Heals by secondary intention |\n|  In the range between Superficial Dermal Thickness (partial)‘2nd degree’ and Deep Dermal Thickness (partial)‘2nd degree’\u003Cbr>Last Updated: 08 May 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |","cbCaiuJhPHYnUUTN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuJhPHYnUUTN","pdf",479997,"English","# Burn depth categories\n## Superficial (1st degree) and epidermal involvement\n## Superficial dermal (partial 2nd degree)\n## Mid dermal (partial 2nd degree)\n## Deep dermal (partial 2nd degree)\n## Full thickness (3rd degree)","[{\"question\":\"How does pathology differ across burn depths in infants?\",\"answer\":\"Epidermal burns involve only the epidermis, while partial-thickness burns extend into specific portions of the dermis with adnexal structures varying in integrity. Full-thickness burns destroy the epidermis, dermis, and cell adnexal structures.\"},{\"question\":\"What appearance and colour changes are expected by burn depth?\",\"answer\":\"Superficial burns appear dry and red and blanch to pressure without blisters. Deeper partial-thickness burns show paler or blotchy redness with blisters (or blister rupture) and altered blanching; full thickness is described as white/waxy, charred, with no blisters and no capillary refill.\"},{\"question\":\"How do sensation, circulation, healing time, and scarring vary?\",\"answer\":\"Sensation shifts from maybe painful in superficial burns to increased sensation and very painful tenderness in some partial-thickness burns, then to decreased sensation in deeper partial-thickness. Circulation progresses from normal with possible increase to hyperaemia with rapid refill, then sluggish and eventually nil capillary refill. Healing time ranges from within seven days to 7–14 days, over 21 days, and full-thickness does not heal spontaneously; scarring risk increases up to 80% for hypertrophic scarring and full-thickness heals by secondary intention with wound contraction.\"}]","Burn Depth Characteristics - Superficial to Full Thickness | PDF"]