Management of Pain in Children with Burns

Table 2

Some salient features of varying burn depths and their approximate healing times.

Burn depth	Appearance	Blistering	Sensation	Approximate healing time
Epidermal	Red	None	Painful	7 days
Superficial partial thickness	Pink with wet appearance. Brisk capillary refill	Blisters present	Painful	14 days
Deep partial thickness	Pale or fixed red staining. Poor capillary refill	Blisters may be present	Painful usually but can painless	21 days; may require excision and skin grafting
Full thickness	Leathery white or brown	None	None in burnt area	Usually requires excision and skin grafting